The Official #17 Tennessee vs. Virginia Tech Game Thread, 8:00 pm ET (9/10/16), ABC

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#17 Tennessee Volunteers: 1-0 (0-0 SEC)

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Virginia Tech Hokies: 1-0 (0-0 ACC)

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8:00 PM ET, September 10, 2016
Bristol Motor Speedway (153,000), Bristol, TN


Weather: 88 degrees / Precip: 10%
Line: UT -11
O/U: 53


TV: ABC
Radio: Vol Network
Satellite Radio: Sirius Ch. 93 // XM Ch. 193
Online: WatchESPN

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• After escaping Appalachian State in the opener, Tennessee has now run its winning streak to seven games dating to the 2015 season.

• It is the longest UT win spree since the 2001 campaign when the Vols won their last seven games of the regular season before falling to LSU in the SEC title game.
 
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• Junior running back Jalen Hurd has now rushed past the century mark in each of his last four games after posting 110 rushing yards against Appalachian State last week.

• A 100-yard effort against Virginia Tech in Bristol would give Hurd ve straight games of 100 yards, tying him for the third-longest streak in Tennessee history (Arian Foster, Chuck Webb).
 
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• Initially conceived in 1998, the Pilot Flying J Battle at Bristol finally kicks off Saturday when Tennessee meets Virginia Tech at Bristol Motor Speedway.

• The contest is being billed as “College Football’s Biggest Ever” as more than 150,000 fans are expected to be in attendance.

• The current attendance record for college football is 115,109, set Sept. 7, 2013 when Notre Dame met Michigan at Michigan Stadium.
 
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Tennessee's overtime victory over Appalachian State in Week 1 marked UT's 12th overtime win in school history -- the most among FBS programs since the overtime rule was implemented during the 1995-96 bowl season. The win snapped a three-game losing streak in overtime games.

The Vols are 12-6 in overtime games and their 18 overtime appearances are also the most in FBS history.
 
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Virginia Tech went 7-6 (4-4) in 2015 and finished tied for fourth in the Coastal Division of the ACC.

The Hokies closed the season with a 55-52 win over Tulsa in the Independence Bowl, giving Frank Beamer his 280th career win at the conclusion of his 29th and final season in Blacksburg.

Virginia Tech was 5-2 in games away from Lane Stadium last year.

Last week in the Hokies' 36-13 win over Liberty, quarterback Jerod Evans passed for 221 yards and four touchdowns while also leading the team in rushing with 46 yards on five carries.
 
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The Pilot Flying J Battle at Bristol will represent the 55th game played by the Volunteers at a neutral site inside the state of Tennessee. In its program history, UT is 38-16 (.704) in neutral site games played in Tennessee.

The 38-16 record includes both bowl games and regular season contests.

Last season, Tennessee opened the season with a 59-30 win over Bowling Green at Nissan Stadium in Nashville.
 
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Crazy to think we've had so much RB talent here at TN, but only Webb & Foster have had 5 consecutive 100-yard games. Hurd is going to be in the record books for a long, long time guys. Going to be fun to watch! Go Hurd and go Vols!
 
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I'm so pumped for this game!!!

I live in Virginia and my neighbor is a VT grad. Can't wait to shut his a** up tomorrow night!
 
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I'd love to see Hurd get to 100 yards rushing by breaking a long run for a TD like Jay Graham did in the Alabama game in the 90s.
 
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Volunteer_Kirby said:
Crazy to think we've had so much RB talent here at TN, but only Webb & Foster have had 5 consecutive 100-yard games. Hurd is going to be in the record books for a long, long time guys. Going to be fun to watch! Go Hurd and go Vols!
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It really is
 
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Take heed you negavols!😜
 

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Volunteer_Kirby said:
Crazy to think we've had so much RB talent here at TN, but only Webb & Foster have had 5 consecutive 100-yard games. Hurd is going to be in the record books for a long, long time guys. Going to be fun to watch! Go Hurd and go Vols!
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Says tied for third. Assuming that's a three way tie with the two listed, wouldn't that mean there are at least two others with longer streaks?
 
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We didn't have a three game losing streak in OT games before App State. We beat South Carolina in OT in 2014.
 
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