Watch: No.9 Vols take part in first Vol Walk of 2023
Tennessee announced earlier in the week the season-opener against Austin Peay was sold out, marking seven straight sell outs of Neyland Stadium.
Ahead of Saturday’s 5 pm ET kickoff against the Governors, the ninth-ranked Vols came down the Vol Walk in front of a packed crowd.
“Saturday is a unique opportunity, celebrating a 51-year anniversary of Condredge Holloway, first Black quarterback in this league,” Tennessee Head Coach Josh Heupel said on Monday. “Pretty special opportunity to honor a great legacy, somebody that meant so much through who he is, his character, how he handled himself here and post-playing career as well. The legacy that he’s left behind. Like all the guys that have statues and are honored outside of our stadium, it’s an awesome way to honor their legacy. Smokey Greys will be worn in the pattern that was similar to the uniform that he wore while he was here. Smokeys are something that our players are get excited about and hopefully our fan base does too.”
“So I look forward to seeing a 102,000 of our closest friends here on Saturday evening. For our program, it’s been a long time since we’ve been inside that stadium with our fans and look forward to that. For a lot of our guys, it’s the first opportunity that they’re gonna have to drive by Vol Navy, walk in front of 40,000 fans in the Vol Walk before the game and run out (in front of) 102,000. So looking forward to that. This week, good opponent in Austin Peay, excited about us going into week two, just continuing our football journey, continuing to get better here as we go through the season. Opportunity for us as we look back at the tape this morning, ways that all of us can improve all three phases of the game.”
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Tennessee vs. Austin Peay: How to Stream
Kickoff Time: 5 p.m. ET
Location: Neyland Stadium (101,915)
Streaming: ESPN+/SEC Network+ (Justin Kutcher– Play by Play, Dave Steckel – Color Commentator)
Mobile: ESPN App
Radio: WIVK-FM 107.7 and WNML-FM 99.1 in Knoxville. The Vol Network radio broadcast (Bob Kesling – play-by-play – Pat Ryan, analyst – Brent Hubbs, analyst – Jayson Swain sideline) can be heard on local affiliates across the state of Tennessee.
Satellite Radio: SiriusXM Channel 111 or Channel 204. SiriusXM App Channel 967.
