The Volunteers opened against Chattanooga in their 2024 version of the ‘Smokey Grey’ alternate, then traveled to Charlotte to face NC State in their all white look.
Tennessee has yet to wear their traditional orange and white look, which now will likely have to wait until October 12th when Florida comes to town. Tennessee has a road game at Oklahoma up next, then a bye week, then a trip to Arkansas. Four consecutive home games (Florida, Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi State) will follow. You can probably assume the Vols will go ‘dark mode’ for one of those games — Mississippi State or Kentucky if I had to guess.The Volunteers are near 50 point favorites over Kent State on Saturday. Kickoff is set for 7:45 p.m. ET.
Three games, three different uniform combinations for Tennessee football. The Vols will be decked out in orange on orange on Saturday night, wearing their orange pants for the first time in 2024 against Kent State.
A freshman in terms of eligibility, Iamaleava has five touchdowns, two interceptions and ranks 34th in the nation with 525 passing yards in his first two-regular season starts. He’s made multiple highlight-reel throws, zipping the ball through coverage. And a few mistakes, as former Oklahoma quarterback and current Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel knows all too well.
“At this level you’re going to have to throw into tight windows,” Heupel said. “Being open at this level of play, you’re going to have to be able to place the ball accurately. That comes from your fundamentals, from your eyes. You’ve got to know where you’re going. You’ve got to be on the same page — wide receiver and quarterback can be on page with one of them and then there’s protection.
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