Tennessee and Georgia are set to meet on CBS for the second straight year and for the fourth time in the last five seasons. Saturday marks the 12th Vols-Bulldogs game to appear on CBS.
Heralded sportscaster Verne Lundquist, who is retiring from the CBS football booth after this season, is calling his 40th Tennessee football game--all at CBS. With Lundquist calling last week's come-from-behind victory over Florida, the Vols are now 11-28 with him in the booth. Tennessee honored him with a tribute during last week's game at Neyland Stadium.
Lundquist's first-ever Tennessee game came on Sept. 26, 1987 -- a 20-20 tie between the Vols and Auburn at Neyland Stadium.
Saturday is Lundquist's seventh Tennessee-Georgia game. He called the matchup in 2002, 2004 and 2005 and has also been in the booth for the last three editions on CBS: 2012, 2013 and 2015.