Tennessee football legend Al Wilson will join head coach Josh Heupel Saturday for the Vol Walk before the Volunteers game against South Carolina.
Wilson was an All-American at Tennessee in 1998 before being drafted by the Denver Broncos in 1999, where he played there for 7 seasons. Wilson will be honored at halftime as an electee for the 2021 College Football Hall of Fame. Wilson will join Heupel for the Vol Walk, which begins at 9:45 a.m.
Heupel explained to UT Sports.com how thrilled he is to have this Tennessee legend back on campus.
“We are honored to have him lead our Vol Walk here on Saturday afternoon,” he said. “(It’s) a great opportunity for our fans to really just emphasize what he means to Vol Nation and what he’s done. He’s a guy that to me embodies everything that it means to be a Volunteer. A guy that cares about his teammates, still to this day, more than he cares about himself. A guy that plays the right way and has always done that.”
Tennessee and South Carolina will kick off at noon ET on ESPN2.
Veteran journalist Stacey Mickles graduated from the University of Alabama and covers SEC football for Saturday Down South.
