Volquest mailbag tackles Tennessee's self-inflicted mistakes after loss at South Carolina

After a gut-wrenching loss at South Carolina, Tennessee has a week to dwell on what went wrong before a top-10 Kentucky team comes to town. That waiting period is the backdrop for this week's Volquest mailbag podcast, which takes up the questions fans have been stewing on since Saturday.

Central to the discussion is whether Tennessee can stop the self-inflicted mistakes that have hurt the Volunteers, with penalties among the items raised. For a team coached by Josh Heupel that is heading into a major home test against Kentucky, cleaning up those errors is presented as an urgent question rather than a minor detail.

The mailbag format leaves the answers to the podcast conversation itself, but the topics reflect the mood around the program during the off week: frustration over a close loss, concern about repeated mistakes, and attention already turning to what Tennessee must fix before Kentucky arrives.