Josh Heupel and the Tennessee Volunteers will see some familiar faces in Fayetteville on Saturday.

No. 4 Tennessee is gearing up to face Arkansas for the first time since 2020. Thanks to the transfer portal, there’s some familiarity. Addison Nichols and Doneiko Slaughter began their careers on Rocky Top, but are now Razorbacks.

“That’s the era of college football that we’re in, where you have an opportunity to, at times during the season, play guys that were inside of your own program,” Heupel said on the SEC teleconference. “And those two guys are really good kids. They do things the right way off the field. They compete extremely hard on the field and both of those guys are playing extremely well for Arkansas right now.”

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A redshirt sophomore lineman, Nichols spent the 2022 and ’23 seasons at UT before transferring to Arkansas. He made 12 appearances last season as a Vol reserve, and has earned a starting role with the Razorbacks.

Slaughter is a COVID super senior. He was a multi-year starter at Tennessee, contributing from 2020-23. This season, Slaughter has already recorded 27 total tackles, inlcuding 18 solo stops and 2 TFLs with 1 sacks. He also has 4 passes defended, including an interception recorded in the Week 4 win at Auburn.

Tennessee at Arkansas is set for a 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff from Fayetteville. The game will air on ABC.