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UPDATE: Last minute jockeying changed Tennessee’s initial reported bowl destination. Multiple reports indicated that the Vols would be headed to the Music City Bowl to take on Louisville. However, the Music City Bowl announced on social media that Louisville would take on Mississippi State.
It was announced Sunday afternoon that Tennessee would be headed to the Gator Bowl:
It’s Official! @Vol_Football vs. @IndianaFootball playing in the 75th TaxSlayer Gator Bowl on January 2nd! pic.twitter.com/E5HQxAzSfI
— TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (@taxslayerbowl) December 8, 2019
Tennessee reportedly liked the idea of heading to Nashville, but at the last minute it changed its mind and went with the Gator Bowl, a more prestigious bowl game. This explains it better.
The original report stated that Tennessee would be headed to the Music City Bowl has been removed.
A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Lucas is a digital reporter for 104.5 The Zone in Nashville, and a high school play-by-play broadcaster. Lucas has been covering SEC football for Saturday Down South since 2018.
