The Official Tennessee vs. Kentucky Game Thread, 12:00 pm ET, SEC Network Alt.

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Tennessee Volunteers: 6-3 (2-3 SEC)

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Kentucky Wildcats: 5-4 (4-3 SEC)

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12:00 PM ET, Novemeber 12, 2016
Neyland Stadium (102,455), Knoxville, TN


Weather: 54 degrees / Precip: 1%
Line: UT - 14
O/U: 60


Vol Village: 8:30am ET
Vol Walk: 9:45am ET
Gates Open: 10am ET
Band March: 10:20am ET
Kickoff: 12:00pm ET


TV: SEC Network
Radio: Vol Network
Satellite Radio: Sirius Ch. 113 // XM Ch. 192
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Former Tennessee defensive back and current Vol Network broadcaster Tim Priest is Saturday's Legend of the Game.

A native of Humboldt, Tennessee, Priest joined the Tennessee football team in 1967 under head coach Doug Dickey. As freshmen were ineligible for varsity competition prior to the 1970s, Priest made his debut during his sophomore season in 1968 by beating out two veterans for a starting spot in the defensive backfield.

Priest earned All-SEC honors in 1970 after he intercepted nine passes -- second in the nation only to teammate Bobby Majors' 10. Those nine interceptions rank in a tie for the second-most ever recorded in a season on Rocky Top.

He finished his career at Tennessee with 18 total interceptions -- still the Tennessee record.

Following Tennessee's national championship season, Priest joined Bob Kesling in the broadcast booth. The pair are in the midst of their 18th season as the Vol Radio Network's football broadcast team.
 
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Tennessee meets its most familiar foe on Saturday when it faces Kentucky for the 112th time.

UT leads the all-time series with a 78-24-9 record. The Vols have won four straight in the series and have come away with wins in 30 of the last 31 meetings.

Quarterback Joshua Dobbs is 3-0 against Kentucky and earned his first career win against the Wildcats in 2013.
 
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John Kelly's 104 yards on seven carries--including a 73-yard touchdown run--against Tennessee Tech headlined a batch of new faces making big plays for the Vols on Homecoming.

True freshman defensive back Nigel Warrior led Tennessee with seven total tackles, including a tackle for loss.

Marquez Callaway, another true freshman, posted 114 yards on two punt returns, highlighted by a 62-yard TD return.
 
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Junior defensive end Derek Barnett ranks third in the FBS and first in the SEC in total sacks with 9.0.

All nine of his sacks in 2016 have come during SEC play. He is the nation's active leader in career sacks at 29.0.

Barnett is just three sacks shy of tying Reggie White's Tennessee record for career sacks (32.0). In two career games vs. Kentucky, Barnett has 14 tackles, 6.0 TFLs and 4.0 sacks.
 
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Butch Jones is 3-0 in his career against Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops with the three victories coming in the last three seasons. UT won 27-14 (2013), 50-16 (2014) and 52-21 (2015).

Jones and Stoops are the longest-tenured head coaches in the SEC East as both are in their fourth seasons at the helm of their respective programs.

Jones and Stoops have had one additional matchup against each other. Jones' Central Michigan squad lost 19-6 to Arizona on Sept. 5, 2009. Jones was the head coach for CMU while Stoops was the defensive coordinator of that Arizona squad.
 
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Yankee_Vol said:
Tennessee meets its most familiar foe on Saturday when it faces Kentucky for the 112th time.

UT leads the all-time series with a 78-24-9 record. The Vols have won four straight in the series and have come away with wins in 30 of the last 31 meetings.

Quarterback Joshua Dobbs is 3-0 against Kentucky and earned his first career win against the Wildcats in 2013.
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In the SEC, only Auburn - Georgia and Ole Miss - Miss St have played each other more than Tennessee - Kentucky.
 
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Tennessee Tech, the Volunteers tied the program record for most consecutive games with a rushing touchdown at 24.

The 24-game streak began Nov. 24, 2014 in a 24-17 win at Vanderbilt. Quarterback Joshua Dobbs rushed for two scores that day.

Tennessee had 24 consecutive games with a rushing touchdown from the 1937-1939 seasons, a school record that had previously stood alone for 77 years.

Dobbs and tailbacks Jalen Hurd, Alvin Kamara, John Kelly, Joe Young and Carlin Fils-aime have all scored during the streak.

According to ESPN Stats & Info, Tennessee's streak is the second-longest active streak in FBS, trailing only Alabama (29).

The last time the Vols were held without a rushing score was Nov. 22, 2014--a 29-21 loss to Missouri.
 
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Over the last two games, Tennessee tailback John Kelly has recorded 198 rushing yards on just 21 carries--good for an average of 9.4 yards per rushing attempt in that span.

The Detroit native, who began the season as the third running back on Tennessee's depth chart, rushed for a career-best 104 yards on just seven carries last week against Tennessee Tech.

He did the bulk of that work on a 73-yard touchdown run late in the first quarter. It was the longest rush for Tennessee since 2006.

Kelly got the bulk of the carries two weeks ago at South Carolina (Oct. 29), finishing with 94 yards on 14 carries while adding one catch for 17 yards.

Kelly has been effective when called upon. Filling in for an injured Jalen Hurd on Oct. 8 at Texas A&M, Kelly combined with fellow tailback Alvin Kamara as the Vols racked up a season-best 282 yards rushing. Kelly concluded that game with 89 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries.
 
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Yankee_Vol said:
Over the last two games, Tennessee tailback John Kelly has recorded 198 rushing yards on just 21 carries--good for an average of 9.4 yards per rushing attempt in that span.

The Detroit native, who began the season as the third running back on Tennessee's depth chart, rushed for a career-best 104 yards on just seven carries last week against Tennessee Tech.

He did the bulk of that work on a 73-yard touchdown run late in the first quarter. It was the longest rush for Tennessee since 2006.

Kelly got the bulk of the carries two weeks ago at South Carolina (Oct. 29), finishing with 94 yards on 14 carries while adding one catch for 17 yards.

Kelly has been effective when called upon. Filling in for an injured Jalen Hurd on Oct. 8 at Texas A&M, Kelly combined with fellow tailback Alvin Kamara as the Vols racked up a season-best 282 yards rushing. Kelly concluded that game with 89 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries.
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Forgive John I was wrong.

Dude is putting in some serious work.
 
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Junior defensive end Derek Barnett ranks third in the FBS and first in the SEC in total sacks with 9.0.

All nine of his sacks in 2016 have come during SEC play. He is the nation's active leader in career sacks at 29.0.

Barnett is just three sacks shy of tying Reggie White's Tennessee record for career sacks (32.0). In two career games vs. Kentucky, Barnett has 14 tackles, 6.0 TFLs and 4.0 sacks.
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And potentially a Top 3 pick according to some
 
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I admit. I never saw this one coming. KY is our second biggest game of the year.








Alabama being the first for newcomers.
 
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Yankee_Vol said:
Tennessee meets its most familiar foe on Saturday when it faces Kentucky for the 112th time.

UT leads the all-time series with a 78-24-9 record. The Vols have won four straight in the series and have come away with wins in 30 of the last 31 meetings.

Quarterback Joshua Dobbs is 3-0 against Kentucky and earned his first career win against the Wildcats in 2013.
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I think he finishes 4-0 with a late rushing TD.
Dobbs will be remembered for the negative more than positive by some.
 
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