Look: Citrus Bowl shows off Tennessee's checkerboard end zone at Camping World Stadium
No. 21 Tennessee is in its home uniform for the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl against No. 17 Iowa and will feel at home with a checkerboard end zone at Camping World Stadium in Orlando.
The Citrus Bowl social media accounts showed off the orange-and-white checkerboard end zones ahead of the 1 p.m. Eastern Time start on ABC.
— Cheez-It Citrus Bowl (@CitrusBowl) December 31, 2023
Tennessee wore its traditional home uniform in the final three home games of the regular season, in wins over Texas A&M, UConn and Vanderbilt.
The Vols, who opened the season in orange and white in a win over Virginia at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, wore an alternate uniform in the home-opening win over Austin Peay, all orange against UTSA and the Dark Mode black alternate uniform against South Carolina.
No. 21 Tennessee vs. No. 17 Iowa: How To Watch
Kickoff Time: Monday, January 1, 1 p.m. Eastern Time
TV: ABC
Streaming: FuboTV
Radio: WNML-FM 99.1 in Knoxville. The Vol Network radio broadcast can be heard on local affiliates across the state of Tennessee.
Location: Camping World Stadium (60,219)
Pretty, pretty, pretty nice! #CitrusBowl pic.twitter.com/cMrvsVAZKp
— Cheez-It Citrus Bowl (@CitrusBowl) January 1, 2024
Uniform Combinations This Season
Tennessee wore its traditional home uniform in the regular-season finale against Vanderbilt on November 25 at Neyland Stadium. The Vols added Summitt blue accents in the 59-3 Homecoming win over UConn.
Tennessee wore white jerseys and orange pants in the 36-7 loss at Missouri, white jerseys and white pants in the 33-27 win at Kentucky and had the same all-white look at Alabama in the 34-20 loss October 21.
It was orange jerseys and white pants in the 20-13 home win over Texas A&M on October 14. The Vols wore their ‘Dark Mode’ alternate uniform against South Carolina on September 30 and wore orange pants and orange jerseys in the win over UTSA the previous week.
Tennessee went with orange jerseys and white pants in the 49-13 win over Virginia on September 2 at Nissan Stadium in Nashville and wore their ‘Artful Dodger’ Smokey Grey alternate uniform in the 30-13 win over Austin Peay on September 9.
Ready for battle #GBO 🍊 pic.twitter.com/BOJAaqrpHy
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) January 1, 2024
A Closer Look: The Iowa Hawkeyes
Iowa was shutout in the Big Ten championship game Saturday night, losing to No. 1 Michigan 26-0 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
The Hawkeyes are 10-3 on the season with other losses at Penn State, 31-0, and at home against Minnesota, 12-10.
Iowa started 3-0, including a win at Iowa State in Week 2, had another three-game winning streak against Michigan State, Purdue and at Wisconsin and won four straight to close the regular-season schedule, beating Northwestern, Rutgers, Illinois and Nebraska.
Iowa is ranked 130th, out of 133, in scoring offense in college football this season, averaging 16.6 points per game. The Hawkeyes are fourth in scoring defense, giving up just 13.2 points per game.
