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#1 Vols & #3 Dawgs Set to Battle for SEC East Supremacy in Athens
ATHENS, Ga. – No. 1 Tennessee and No. 3 Georgia will meet in a high-stakes matchup of unbeatens Saturday afternoon inside a sold-out Sanford Stadium in Athens at 3:30 p.m. on CBS. Saturday will mark the first time ever that two top-three ranked teams will square off at Sanford Stadium as the 8-0 Vols hit the…
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Top-Ranked Vols Expecting ‘Great Environment’ At No. 3 Georgia
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Two days out from a top-3 road matchup, Tennessee football head coach Josh Heupel took the podium Thursday morning to address the media one last time before the No. 1 Vols clash with the No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs Saturday afternoon inside Sanford Stadium (3:30 p.m. ET, CBS). Heupel expects a raucous atmosphere between the hedges in…
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Wright Tabbed as Rotary Lombari Award Semifinalist
HOUSTON – Senior offensive lineman Darnell Wright was named a semifinalist for the 49th Rotary Lombardi Award, the Rotary Club of Houston announced on Wednesday afternoon. Wright becomes just the fifth Tennessee Volunteer in program history to be a semifinalist for the award, joining Chip Kell (1970), Reggie White (1983), John Henderson (2001) and Jesse Mahelona (2005). The Rotary Lombardi Award goes…
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Feels Like ’22: Vols No. 1 In Initial College Football Playoff Rankings
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – For the first time in its illustrious program history, Tennessee has claimed the No. 1 spot in the College Football Playoff selection committee rankings as the initial 2022 edition was released live on ESPN Tuesday night. The Vols (8-0, 4-0 SEC) own two victories over current top 10 teams in the playoff rankings, a signature 52-49…
