The Argument That Tennessee's Defense Is the Best in the Country

Yahoo Sports is making a bold case: Tennessee has the best defense in the country, full stop. The piece lays out the reasoning behind the claim for a unit that has powered the Volunteers throughout this season.

It is the sort of argument that starts following a defense when it keeps showing up in the season's biggest games, and it lands in the middle of a stretch in which Tennessee is collecting wins and national attention at the same rate. Whether analysts elsewhere are ready to go that far, the Vols' defense has plainly forced its way into the national conversation.