Josh Heupel honors Johnny Majors with houndstooth suit jacket during Vol Walk
By Sydney Hunte
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Tennessee and Pitt are squaring off at Neyland Stadium on Saturday in the Johnny Majors Classic.
Majors, a Tennessee alum, spent 4 seasons as the head coach of the Panthers following a stint with Iowa State before returning to his alma mater in 1977. He remained there before finishing his head coaching career with a second spell at Pitt.
On the last game of Majors’ 1st season with the Vols in 1977, he introduced an all-orange uniform look, and, in his honor, the team will wear orange jerseys and pants against the Panthers. Majors was known for the suits he wore on the Tennessee sidelines during his career, and first-year head coach Josh Heupel wore a houndstooth suit jacket of his own, complete with an orange tie.
Here’s the video, courtesy of Austin Price on Twitter:
The jacket is ? in tribute of John T Majors! pic.twitter.com/oE8OUZFT3M
— Austin Price (@AustinPriceless) September 11, 2021
Heupel and the Volunteers look to improve to 2-0 on the young season against the Panthers at Neyland Stadium, with the game to be seen on ESPN.
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
