November 1, 2014: Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Joshua Dobbs (11) drops back to pass with the protection from offensive lineman Marcus Jackson (75) during first half action between Tennessee and South Carolina at Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, SC. Tennessee wins in overtime 45-42 over South Carolina.

Bowling Green returns the nucleus of an offense that averaged 18.6 seconds per play.

“There haven’t been any lingering effects with my hip at all”, Johnson said.

“I think it starts up front”, Tennessee running backs coach Robert Gillespie told 247Sports. Sophomore Jalen Hurd has 123 yards rushing and three touchdowns while sophomore Alvin Kamara added 144 yards rushing and two scores. He showed his big-game ability by throwing for 393 yards and five touchdowns against Northern Illinois in the MAC championship game.

Martinez, who also serves as the Vols’ assistant head coach, has been with the program since 2013.

Week one should provide ample opportunity for the Vols to pick up right where they left off.

Tennessee was in a similar situation past year when it opened the season by facing Keeton, who was being billed by Utah State as a possible Heisman Trophy contender. Bowling Green second-year coach Dino Babers previously spent two seasons at Eastern Illinois, where his quarterback – current New England backup Jimmy Garoppolo – won the Walter Payton Award, the FCS equivalent of the Heisman Trophy…. That means 31 players are new.

The Falcons from the Mid-American Conference kept attacking with an offense that looks just as speedy as last season when only Baylor and Arizona ran plays faster in the Football Bowl Subdivision.

But Johnson said he’s ready to run this kind of system. Greene was helped to the locker room after the play. “So a lot of times, you’re going to be forced to keep that same defense on the field”.