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Nobody knows quite what to expect when an anticipated record crowd settles in Saturday for No. 17 Tennessee's showdown against Virginia Tech at Bristol Motor Speedway, which has been temporarily converted into a football stadium. Tennessee linebacker Darrin Kirkland Jr. acknowledges that ''it's going to be different'' playing in this setting. Tennessee is an 11 +-point favorite but had to erase a 10-point halftime deficit to edge Appalachian State 20-13 in overtime last week. Continue to Article

September 09, 2016 10:08:am EST

Tennessee believes it isn't far away from correcting the problems that stifled its offense in a season-opening overtime victory. The Volunteers were kept out of the end zone for the first 49 + minutes of that 20-13 triumph over Appalachian State and had just one touchdown in regulation. Tennessee struggled despite returning the nucleus of an offense that had averaged 35.2 points per game last year to rank third in the Southeastern Conference. Continue to Article

September 08, 2016 2:39:pm EST

Saturday is another chance for Tennessee and Virginia Tech to start their engines after near misfires to open the 2016 college football season. "I'm really excited about the opportunity that we have," Hokies veteran defensive coordinator Bud Foster, the senior member of first-year coach Justin Fuentes' staff, said of the a game that has national TV billing and is being hailed as a virtual holiday in the bordering states. "And we're playing a dynamic football program and I'm excited about the opportunity to go play those guys. Continue to Article

September 06, 2016 3:29:pm EST

Virginia Tech and Tennessee will play on Saturday night before the largest crowd ever to watch a college football game in person. Tennessee (1-0), ranked No. 9, needed a missed extra point and a missed 42-yard field goal in regulation by Appalachian State to reach overtime before prevailing 20-13. Virginia Tech (1-0) had three first-half turnovers and trailed Liberty 13-10 in the second quarter before getting untracked offensively in a 36-13 victory. Continue to Article

September 05, 2016 5:42:pm EST