Tennessee reveals uniform combo for top-15 showdown at Oklahoma
Tennessee is feeling icy for its Week 4 road trip.
The Volunteers revealed Thursday morning that they will be going with the “Storm Trooper” look of white helmets, white jerseys and white pants for Saturday’s showdown at Oklahoma.
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— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) September 19, 2024
The UT-OU clash is in the national spotlight for a number of reasons. For Oklahoma, it’s the Sooners’ first SEC game. It’s also the first meeting of top-15 SEC teams this season. It’s the College GameDay showcase game. And you might have noticed there’s a lot of talk about Josh Heupel.
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Oklahoma enters Saturday ranked No. 15 in the country. The Sooners are off to a 3-0 star in nonconference play. Brent Venables’ squad opened the season with a 51-3 thumping of Temple before escaping with a 16-12 win over Houston in Week 2. OU improved to 3-0 by defeating Tulane 34-19.
No. 6 Tennessee is also off to a 3-0 start. Saturday is also UT’s first conference clash of the year. The Vols, though, have notably already played a Power 4 opponent. Heupel’s team traveled to Charlotte for the Duke’s Mayo Classic in Week 2, defeating a ranked NC State team in a 51-10 blowout.
The return of Heupel, an Oklahoma great and national champion who later spent 10 seasons on Bob Stoops’ staff before being let go (2004, 2006-14), has been one of the leading storylines of game week. Venables, a long-time Oklahoma assistant who is now the Sooners’ head coach, has shared some wonderful Heupel stories.
Come 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, however, the game will be all about the players taking the field.
Cool.
Georgia football has accomplished more in the past 5 years than Tennessee football has in last 50 years.
Highlight of your life, I’m sure.
Get back to me when Georgia gets indoor pluming
Oh the irony.
Remember that when your brethren are on here with the constant “hillbilly” b.s.
You don’t see it, do you bud?
the one thing no one accomplished is asking
They’ve definitely accomplished more speeding tickets, felonies and killings than Tennessee has. What else you got, little fella?
Yea, so?
Doug, have you ever stepped foot on a college campus? The community college in your trailer park doesn’t count.
And yet here you are reading up on the Vols and sweatin’…SMDH
Yawn!
White uniforms is a good idea for Saturday. It is supposed to be over 100 degrees here during the day and 97 degrees at kickoff. It will be a hot one.
What’s the humidity like in Norman?
We haven’t had rain for a while so it is not too bad. The temperature is currently 98 with a heat index of 106. Humidity is only 50%. It still feels like July here. It’s going to be hot.
The heat will help Oklahoma some. Neither program is near their all-time quality mark. This is one of very few match ups so far (ie Missouri v Boston College) that will show fans and media where the final, top-40, quality marks for 2024/5 are headed.
I prefer the white jersey / orange pants look on the road. Storm Trooper is cool though – so I’m not complaining. I just hope we don’t wear them for EVERY away game.
Given the accuracy (or lack thereof) Storm Troopers are known for I’m not sure I’d want this comparison.
That was actually funny.