SATURDAY: Wyoming at Tennessee.

WHERE: Neyland Stadium.

KICKOFF: 11 a.m.

TV: VideoSeat PPV.

SERIES: Vols lead 2-0.

STREAKING: Tennessee has won each of the first two meetings in a three-game series that opened in 1999. Both of those matchups were played in the Volunteer State, though the last one was technically a UW home game.

LAST TIME: Nashville was a home away from home for both teams, and each really got what they wanted.

The Vols got an easy 47-7 win in the season opener in 2002, and the Cowboys got a huge check for moving the second of three games with Tennessee to Music City.

The Cowboys

RECORD: 3-6, 1-5 Mountain West Conference.

LAST WEEK: Finally.

Wyoming buried its five-game streak of blowout losses, ended its run of futility on offense and even showed some life on special teams.

The 35-10 win over San Diego State might not have been as emphatic as it could have been, but it was definitely good enough for the Cowboys.

Devin Moore established a new career-high with 234 yards on the ground, Chris Stutzriem won in his first-ever start at quarterback and the much-maligned third unit blocked a field goal in the rout.

NUMBERS GAME: Not even a 35-point outburst could move UW out of last in the nation in scoring, but at least the Cowboys moved out of single digits.

Their 11.7 points per game are narrowly behind Washington State through nine games, but the Cowboys at least have two more wins to point at than the Cougars' 118th-ranked attack in the country.

WHO TO WATCH: John Fletcher provided a pair of reminders why he was a preseason awards candidate at defensive end - and he did it on a sore ankle.

Tennessee expected great things from its offensive line in the preseason, but the group is giving up two sacks per game and UW won't likely hold anything back defensively on Saturday.

The Volunteers

RECORD: 3-6, 1-5 Southeastern Conference.

LAST WEEK: South Carolina didn't do much to overwhelm Tennessee.

But the Gamecocks did enough damage to bring the end of a long era to a close.

The Vols' 27-6 road loss was the sixth this season for a program not accustomed to mediocrity - or worse - and coach Phillip Fulmer announced Monday he would step down at the end of the season.

Plagued by many of the same problems as UW, Tennessee has struggled at quarterback and used two quarterbacks again on Saturday. Neither provided much of a spark or got much help on the ground as senior running back Arian Foster finished with just 56 yards on 14 carries.

NUMBERS GAME: The Vols are averaging nearly a touchdown more per game, but their offensive struggles have largely paralleled UW's for much of the season.

Tennessee is obviously playing at a different level in the brutal SEC, but its drop to No. 114 in the nation in scoring without offensive coordinator David Cutcliffe has been nothing short of stunning.

WHO TO WATCH: Defensively it's a no-brainer - safety Eric Berry is among the most talented players in the country.

The choice is a little more difficult on the other side of the ball, but senior Arian Foster has had one of the most productive careers in school history for a program that's produced its share of elite running backs.

- Austin Ward, Star-Tribune