​KNOXVILLE, TN – SEPTEMBER 05: Tennessee Volunteers wide receiver Mike Matthews (4) runs the ball for a touchdown after a catch during the college football game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Furman Paladins on September 5, 2026, at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, TN. (Photo by Bryan Lynn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Tennessee is set to hit the road for their first game away from Neyland Stadium in the 2026 season. The Volunteers will travel down to Bobby Dodd Stadium to take on Georgia Tech, who will be looking to pick things back up after dropping their opener to Colorado.Things certainly look like they’ve tilted in Tennessee’s favor here, but will week two prove to be different? That’s the question we’re all curious to answer. Here’s what we’ll be watching for on Saturday night.Faizon Brandon on the roadBrandon passed the first test with flying colors, giving you a glimpse of why he won the starting gig as a true freshman. Now things get real. The competition ticks up with Georgia Tech, and Brandon will get his first test of a road environment — although you may see about a 40 percent Tennessee crowd come Friday night. Regardless, it’s an important step for Tennessee’s true freshman quarterback, who dazzled both through the air and on the ground last week against Furman. Faizon has this one and a home game against Kennesaw State before getting a shot against Texas at the end of the month. Offensive line shuffleWe got a curveball last week with the Sam Pendleton suspension, forcing Nic Moore into action at center. The communication was clearly lacking early on, although the Vols eventually figured it out. With Pendleton back, particularly playing on the road, Tennessee should get a big boost there. The question comes at right tackle, where it seems like Jesse Perry will get the go over Ory Williams. That would shift in veteran Sham Umarov at a guard spot, although all three of those guys will play regardless. Tennessee needs a solid start against this team on Saturday night after Brent Key lit up his team to the media earlier this week. The Yellow Jackets could come out fired up with everything on the line and their backs against the wall — getting this offensive line rolling and controlling the line of scrimmage would be big for Tennessee to jump out and never look back.Run defenseTennessee’s run defense (all of the defense, really) was terrible under Tim Banks a season ago. We know Brent Key prides himself on his offensive line play, and what he saw last week was unacceptable to him. Key will want to get Justice Haynes and the rest of his backfield rolling, going up against a Tennessee front that frankly we just don’t know a whole lot about just yet. Tennessee appears to really have something in Xavier Gilliam. Tyree Weathersby flashed. Other key pieces like Daevin Hobbs, Nathan Robinson, Ethan Utley and Marion Dye will each have to step up against a team that’s going to