The Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) Season 2 League Play kicked off this Saturday with the North American teams setting the pace for the action to come.Match One: Exodus versus DeceptionExodus came into this kick-off match as the very heavy favorites. Deception made this a surprisingly close set with games 1, 2 and 3 all going to overtime and Deception coming out 2-1 ahead. Exodus grew into the series taking games 4 and 5 to grab the set 3-2 and move to a good start to season 2.Exodus needs to struggle to return to the worlds elite. Deception on the other hand simply needs to go for top six for regional qualification, and a result like this shows how close they are. A slight bit of improvement could see Deception move into a higher group that could be near the very top.Match Two: Deception versus VendettaDeception and Vendetta are possibly two of the most evenly matched teams in all of Rocket League but in the early stages didnt look to show it. Games 1 and 2 were dominant from Deception as they hurried out to a quick 2-0 series lead looking for a possible sweep and confidence boost after their heartbreaking loss to Exodus. Unfortunately for Deception, one man had a problem with the sweep. Jacob Darkfire Gurrola decided to show his stature as the best striker in North America. Darkfire pulled Vendetta back from the brink in game 3 to lead them to the reverse sweep all the way in game 5.Deception know they are close, oh so close, to the next level and a spot in the Regional Qualifiers. Vendetta on the other hand need to improve their level to distance themselves from the teams similar to them, such as Deception.Match Three: Vendetta versus GenesisThe third match of the day featured Vendetta coming off a high from their reverse sweep of Deception and Genesis looking to show why they can compete at the very highest level in North America. Game 1 went one way with Vendetta taking it 6-0 and looking very confident in their high pressure offense. Unfortunately for Vendetta they never looked to really be in the series again as Genesis took the next three games confidently with some convincing wins. While this was an expected result, Vendetta had likely hoped to get more out of this series; Genesis on the other hand was very content with the comfortable 3-1 series win and looked to push on for a 2-0 on day 1.Match Four: Genesis versus RevivalGenesis came out strong and took down Revival late in game 1. Moving into game 2, Genesis pushed the advantage hard, pressing high up the field on offense. On the back of excellent rotations and calm play, Revival managed to take game 2 despite how close the game ended up being. Game 3 saw a resurgence of form for Genesis as they came back to look like the confident top four contender they always could be. In game 4 Genesis ended the day 2-0, winning both series 3-1 and looking like a very momentum-based team.When Genesis gets going they seem nigh-on impossible to stop. Revival will need to look to push forward more, as they found themselves stranded in their own goal almost every single game against Genesis.Match 5: G2 Esports versus RevivalThe return of the world champions to RLCS came in the fifth set of the day as G2 Esports, formerly iBUYPOWER Cosmic, faced off against just-defeated Revival. Game 1 started poorly for the reigning champions as they got out-pressured heavily by a Revival looking for the upset. Revival managed to continue the pressure, giving us the first sweep of the day. With the former champs falling 3-0 to Revival the RLCS predictions are all thrown amok. It seems that new blood teams are seemingly able to take games, and now sets, off of anyone.Match 6: G2 Esports versus Take 3G2 come into their second match of the day needing a win badly to show some fight before they risk falling 0-2 in the first day of League play. Unfortunately for the champs, Take 3 piled on the trouble for them, taking game 1 and taking it comfortably. Game 2 saw the return of G2 who finally looked like they had a return to form, keeping Take 3 pinned back all game. G2 kept their hot streak going in Game 3 where they took the game comfortably to move to set point, on the edge of recovering the match. The game was taken to game 5 by Take 3 who were looking to complete the win and send G2 on their way to the worst possible start. In game 5 G2s darkest fear was confirmed as Take 3 succeeded in just that. G2 had a very poor week, looking toothless on offense and seemingly having trouble with a lot of miscommunicated defensive calls.Match 7: Take 3 versus Kings of UrbanThe final match of Saturday, between the high-flying Take 3 and the Kings of Urban, was expected to be an exciting finish to the first day of League Play. Take 3 continued their incredible form, taking the first game off of the favored Kings and led by key play from Dillon Rizzo Rizzo. The Kings swiftly answered back, taking the second game with a strong performance from the entire team. Take 3 then took the final set of the day to match point by taking game 3. Game 4 went the way of the Kings to set our final match of the day up for a deciding game 5. The final match of the day ended 3-2 for Take 3, who were happy to take the slow roller from Rizzo and to take their 2-0 start to League Play.RLCS League Play has returned with all of the incredible upsets and underdog stories you could imagine. 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When we played in those games, we didnt play Tennessee football. Were definitely going to bring that back into the equation.Tennessee coach Butch Jones says the Vols must regain the energy and enthusiasm they showed while winning their first five games. He said those elements were missing against South Carolina.Id be sitting up here and misleading you if I said we played with great effort and great energy for 60 minutes, Jones said. We did not.The problems hindering Tennessee were discussed Sunday at a team meeting in which players preached accountability. Jones believes the benefits of that meeting will be evident the rest of the season.The players say they can continue moving forward without Hurd, who was just 440 yards shy of the schools career rushing record when he left the team.He did a lot for us, but thats just one player, defensive end Derek Barnett said. Its not going to ruin a team.The Vols already are accustomed to performing without key players, as three of their four captains are injured. Linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin underwent season-ending shoulder surgery last month, cornerback Cam Sutton has been out since mid-September with a fractured ankle and running back Alvin Kamara will miss a second straight game Saturday against Tennessee Tech (3-5) with an unspecified injury.But the injury bug isnt the only problem infecting Tennessee.Some of Tennessees issues persisted even during their five-game winning streeak to open the season.ddddddddddddThe Vols have trailed by double digits in seven of their eight games, and they have committed 20 turnovers. Kansas, Bowling Green and Duke are the only Football Bowl Subdivision teams with more turnovers.Other problems have arisen more recently.Quarterback Joshua Dobbs has thrown five interceptions and lost three fumbles during this three-game losing streak. Dobbs was 12 of 26 and threw two interceptions and lost one fumble against South Carolina.I didnt play well, and it obviously showed, Dobbs said. Thats something that cant happen moving forward.After allowing just 3.8 yards per carry and 149 yards rushing per game during its 5-0 start, Tennessee has given up 6.3 yards per carry and 306.7 yards rushing per game in losses to No. 7 Texas A&M , No. 1 Alabama and South Carolina. Rico Dowdle of South Carolina was the fifth individual to run for at least 100 yards against Tennessee over the Vols last three games.That run defense has been hurt by season-ending injuries to defensive tackles Shy Tuttle and Kahlil McKenzie as well as the dismissal of defensive tackle Danny OBrien.We had some missed tackles, Kelly said. People were in the right position but didnt make plays. We have to do a better job of executing.Tennessee has a chance to correct these issues Saturday when it hosts Tennessee Tech, a Football Championship Subdivision program that has never beaten an FBS team in 30 attempts. Tennessee follows that up by hosting Kentucky and Missouri before visiting Vanderbilt.The Vols still could reach the SEC championship game if they win their remaining conference matchups and No. 10 Florida loses at least two more league games. The Gators still have road trips to Arkansas and No. 15 LSU as well as a home game with South Carolina.Everybody wants to push the panic button, Tennessee coach Butch Jones said. There is no panic button. Thats football. We live in a week-to-week season.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '