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Tennessee Officially Announces Checkered Neyland for Ole Miss Game

Lane Kiffin's return to Neyland just got a little more interesting

Jack Foster

Whether it be Lane Kiffin returning to Neyland as an opposing head coach for the first time since he left the Vols for USC in 2010, Tennessee riding a two-game win streak that has seen tremendous offense play or Josh Heupel getting a chance to show how his team compares to an above-average SEC team, the Tennessee-Ole Miss game has plenty of storylines.

And Tennessee just made it even more interesting.

Tennessee Football has officially announced that it will be a checkered Neyland for this Saturday's game with the tweets from @Vol_Football twitter and Tennessee's AD Danny White. 

As White says in the above tweet, Tennessee-Ole Miss attendees can find their color at CheckerNeyland.com. 

The last time Tennessee checkered Neyland was under Butch Jones when the Vols lost 41-0 to the Georgia Bulldogs on September 30, 2017 while also sporting the smokey grey uniforms.

Two months after that game, Tennessee hired Phillip Fulmer as new Athletic Director and hired Jeremy Pruitt as head coach.

Checkered Neyland was never incorporated under the two, but first-year Athletic Director Danny White is bringing back the tradition. 

The Vols will host the Ole Miss rebels on Saturday, October 16 at 7:30 p.m. ET for a night game in a checkered Neyland, as Tennessee will look to build off of their recent success in the past two weeks of outscoring their opponents 107-44.

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JACK FOSTER

Jack is a sophomore at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville majoring in Journalism/Electronic Media. Jack grew up in Paris, Tennessee, but now spends the majority of his time in Knoxville doubling as a student and sports journalist for Volunteer Country. Jack has been a sports junkie since he was a young kid and always watched NFL football with his dad on Sundays. Jack still follows the NFL religiously, as he is an avid fantasy football player. Jack started with Volunteer Country in May of 2021 and has since helped provide full coverage of football, baseball and men's and women's basketball. Jack also works as a recurring member of WUTK's Rock Solid Sports show on Wednesdays and Fridays, and he also serves as head sports producer of The Volunteer Channel's Vol News, a student-run show at the University. When Jack is not watching or covering sports, find him on the golf course or back home spending time with his parents, younger sister and friends. Follow Jack on Twitter and Instagram by clicking "Twitter" and "Instagram" to see all of his work with Volunteer Country as well as student media.

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