After a decade of disappointing hires, scandals and self-inflicted bloopers, the No. 6 Volunteers are 5-0 with a shot at upsetting the No. 3 Crimson Tide
As the third Saturday in October draws near, there’s an unfamiliar feeling brewing in Knoxville, Tenn.: hope.rivalry game against Alabama—known as “The Third Saturday in October”—has taken place on or around that weekend for
“The general feeling is one of unbounded enthusiasm,” said former Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, whose 91-year-old father was an offensive tackle for the Volunteers teams that claimed a national title in 1951. “The whole fan base is either going to need mass counseling or is going to be in the biggest celebration you’ve ever seen Saturday night.”
Alabama and Tennessee have been heading in different directions for years. While the Crimson Tide grew into the behemoth of the Southeastern Conference’s West division, with six national championships under Saban, Tennessee languished in the league’s East division. Since firing coach Phillip Fulmer in 2008 after a 5-7 season, the Volunteers have cycled through five head coaches, two interim coaches and seven losing seasons.
Tennessee backed away from Schiano, who has denied the allegations, and ousted Currie in December 2017 for mangling the coaching search. Fulmer, the former coach, became athletic director and hired Alabama defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt instead. It was against this backdrop that White became athletic director. His first hire was Heupel. It was the second time he had run this play: as Central Florida athletic director in 2018, White lured the coach to Orlando.Photo:White knew he was getting the man who had twice orchestrated the No. 2 offense in the country at UCF. He found it entertaining when frustrated Tennessee fans were blown away by the Volunteers’ scoring production in Heupel’s first year.
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