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How Tennessee built an elite defensive line to beat Georgia

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Tennessee has one of college football's most dominant defensive lines in 2024 .

The Vols had won only 38% of their SEC games in the previous three seasons .

Vols coach Josh Heupel signed six of his first six defensive linemen in his first two cycles with the program in 2021 .

The defensive line coach Rodney Garner says the Vols have 11 defensive linemen with at least 100 snaps this fall .

Tennessee features nine defensive linemen who have played between 297 and 118 snaps this fall .

The Vols ' defensive line is willing and able to go deeper than any other unit in the SEC .

The group can often be found around a barbecue away from the football facility.

"Everyone rotates and everyone contributes and everyone does their job," defensive tackle Elijah Simmons says.

Tennessee is built to contend atop the SEC consistently, particularly on the defensive line.

The Vols should return the bulk of its defensive depth next fall .

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