Breaking: Tennessee-Florida Sold Out

Tennessee’s upcoming SEC opener towards the Florida Gators is formally offered out, Tennessee introduced Wednesday night. 

The Fifteenth-ranked Vols will tackle SEC East rival Florida subsequent Saturday, because the Akron sport is up subsequent on UT’s schedule. 

If the Massive Orange defeat Akron, which is sort of a assure, Tennessee will begin the season 3-0 for the primary time since 2016. 

Hendon Hooker’s manufacturing has been a major cause for Tennessee’s quick begin, because the senior has accounted for 546 passing yards and and 6 whole touchdowns. Hooker has acquired nice manufacturing out of his trio of large receivers, as effectively, with Bru McCoy, jalin Hyatt and Cedric Tillman all off to quick begins in 2022. Tillman presently is second within the SEC in receiving yards behind South Carolina’s Antwane Wells Jr. 

The Vols presently sit at 2-0 after knocking off the reigning ACC Champions Pitt in their very own home on Saturday, popping out on high in a 34-27 extra time thriller. The Vols blew out Ball State 59-10 in Week one. 

The truth that Tennessee-Florida is offered out ought to come as no shock. The Vols presently have a great deal of momentum after beating Pitt. And with a rival resembling Florida coming to Knoxville, subsequent Saturday serves as the right storm for Tennessee followers, who’re anxious for a UT win over the Gators, one thing that has solely occurred as soon as prior to now 17 seasons.

As well as, the sellout was inevitable given the truth that the scholar ticket system, Massive Orange Tix, crashed Wednesday morning as quickly as tickets grew to become obtainable to UT college students. 

The quick period of time it took Tennessee-Florida to be offered out is a pre-curser to how rocking the atmosphere can be in Neyland Stadium subsequent Saturday, particularly with rumors and hints from the Tennessee Athletic Division that they create again the ‘Checker Neyland’ motion for 2022. 

Neyland was checkered and offered out in Tennessee’s residence loss to Ole Miss final yr. 

There’s a likelihood the Florida sport would be the second consecutive offered out sport in Neyland Stadium, as Danny White tweeted the Akron sport was inside 1,000 tickets of reaching the mark. 

The Vols and Gators will kickoff at 3:30 p.m. ET in Knoxville subsequent Saturday for what’s the CBS Recreation of the Week.