The Official Tennessee vs. Ball State Game Thread, 7:00 PM ET, SEC Network

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Tennessee Volunteers: 0-0 (0-0 SEC)

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Ball State Cardinals: 0-0 (0-0 MAC)

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GAME 1 | SEPT. 1, 2022 | 7 P.M. ET | KNOXVILLE, TENN. | NEYLAND STADIUM (101,915)


Weather: Hi: 90 / Low: 70 // Precip: 30%


Line: UT -35.5
O/U: 66.5


TV: SEC Network / Watch
Radio: Vol Network / Listen
Satellite Radio: Sirius Ch. 138 // XM Ch. 190 // Online: Ch. 961
Online: WatchESPN App


Ball State Game Notes

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Hot Start to Heupel Era

After a record-setting debut, Josh Heupel enters his second season as head coach of the Vols. Of the eight first-year Power Five head coaches hired in 2021, no coach won more regular season games than Heupel (7). He also produced the most 2022 NFL Draft picks among coaches making their debut with a new team (5). The 27th head coach in Vol football history, Heupel's 35 victories since the start of the 2018 season rank tied for ninth among active FBS head coaches. Heupel joined Lane Kiffin (7 in 2009), Phillip Fulmer (10 in 1993), Bill Battle (10 in 1970) and John Barnhill (8 in 1941) as the only UT coaches in the last 80 years (since 1941) to win seven or more games in his first season.
 
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Thursday Night Openers

Tennessee is opening a season on a Thursday night for the second consecutive season and the fourth time in its existence. The Vols are 3-0 in those previous matchups. UT beat Bowling Green last season, 38-6, and in 2016, the Vols held on for a 20-13 overtime victory over Appalachian State. The other win came by a 28-11 fashion at Louisville to open the 1991 campaign.

Overall, UT is 93-26-6 all-time in season openers and 75-14-4 (.826) in season openers played in Knoxville. The Big Orange are 55-12-3 (.804) in season openers played in Neyland Stadium, Shields-Watkins Field (since 1921).
 
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SERIES HISTORY

First Meeting

Thursday will mark the first ever meeting on the gridiron between the Vols and Cardinals. Tennessee is 8-0 against current Mid-American Conference (MAC) teams: Akron (2-0), Bowling Green (2-0), Buffalo (1-0), Ohio (2-0) and Northern Illinois (1-0).
 
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ABOUT BALL STATE

Led by seventh-year head coach Mike Neu, Ball State enters the 2022 season fresh off its second consecutive bowl appearance. The Cardinals went 6-6 in the regular season last year before falling to Georgia State in the TaxAct Camellia Bowl.

They return 11 starters from last year's team (six on offense, five on defense), including their top rusher and receiver in sophomore running back Carson Steele and senior wideout Jayshon Jackson. Steele rushed for 891 yards and six touchdowns on 192 carries in 2021 while Jackson hauled in 69 receptions for 829 yards and five touchdowns. Redshirt junior John Paddock takes over at quarterback following the departure of three-year starter Drew Plitt.

Junior linebacker Clayton Coll returns to lead the defense after finishing third on the team with 108 tackles last year to go along with five tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, two interceptions and a forced fumble. Redshirt sophomore defensive end Tavion Woodard is also back after leading the team with five sacks in 2021.
 
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YankeeVol said:
Tennessee Volunteers: 0-0 (0-0 SEC)

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vs.

Ball State Cardinals: 0-0 (0-0 MAC)

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GAME 1 | SEPT. 1, 2022 | 7 P.M. ET | KNOXVILLE, TENN. | NEYLAND STADIUM (101,915)


Weather: Hi: 90 / Low: 70 // Precip: 30%


Line: UT -35.5
O/U: 66.5


TV: SEC Network / Watch
Radio: Vol Network / Listen
Satellite Radio: Sirius Ch. 138 // XM Ch. 190 // Online: Ch. 961
Online: WatchESPN App


Ball State Game Notes

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Testicle University going to get tea bagged tomorrow night!
 
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"modified words of Morgan Freeman"

I find I’m so excited I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it is the excitement only a Vol fan can feel, a Vol fan at the start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain. I hope we can make it across the goal line. I hope to see my friends, and shake their hand. I hope the end is as great as it has been in my dreams. I hope.
 
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