27 days until it is football time in Tennessee
Tennessee will kick off its 2023 football season in 27 days.
Linebacker Al Wilson played at Tennessee from 1995-98 and wore jersey No. 27.
He appeared in 37 games for the Vols, recording 174 tackles, 29 tackles for a loss, seven sacks, two interceptions, seven pass deflections, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.
He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2021.
Wilson and Tennessee won the 1998 BCS national championship in 1998.
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The Vols will kick off its 2023 season Sept. 2 versus Virginia at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. Kickoff is slated for noon EDT and ABC will televise the contest.
Tennessee’s home schedule has contests against Austin Peay, UTSA, South Carolina, Texas A&M, UConn, Georgia and Vanderbilt.
The Vols’ road schedule features games at Alabama, Florida, Kentucky and Missouri.
The 2023 season will be Tennessee’s third under head coach Josh Heupel.
Tennessee’s 2023 football schedule
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