Vols Football: ESPN’s takeaway from Orange Bowl win vs Clemson Tigers

A long eight months of waiting is almost over. Tennessee football returns to the field Saturday when they take on Virginia at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. The Vols enter Josh Heupel's third season with increased expectations after a resurgent 2023 season. Still, there are questions about this team and few outside the Anderson Training Center are…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee players at SEC media days on Thursday weren't shy about voicing their goal for the 2023 season, a year removed from the Vols winning 11 games for the first time in more than two decades. That goal: Win the SEC's Eastern Division, which would mean unseating two-time defending national champion Georgia. "That first…

Tennessee football begins its spring practice Monday morning as the college football regular season is still over five months away. But that isn't stopping sportsbooks from putting out lines and team regular season over/unders. FanDuel released a number of regular season over/under Thursday morning including Tennessee. The sportsbook set the Vols…

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - Tennessee's defense spent much of Friday night's Orange Bowl bending and bending, but the Volunteers never broke. Despite yielding 484 yards to Atlantic Coast Conference champion Clemson, the No. 6 Vols held the No. 7 Tigers without a touchdown until 10 minutes remained in claiming a 31-14 victory before 63912 at Hard Rock…

One of the more intriguing games of the 2022-'23 college football bowl season will kick off a huge weekend of bowl action that includes the College Football Playoff semifinals on Saturday afternoon. But first, No. 6 Tennessee will clash with No. 7 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., for the Capital One Orange Bowl. The game is slated for…

The Clemson Tigers and Tennessee Volunteers will both look different from what fans are used to when they meet in Friday's Orange Bowl. Check out below for our top Tennessee-Clemson college football picks based on the best NCAAF odds. The first New Year's Six Bowl takes place Friday night with the Volunteers set to battle the Tigers. Only five…

Tennessee football wants revenge for the 2003 Peach Bowl loss to Clemson. The Vols will get their shot at head coach Dabo Swinney and the Tigers in the Orange Bowl on Dec. 30 at 8 p.m. Eastern time on ESPN. This year's Orange Bowl can be taken quite literally. The No. 6 Tennessee Vols take on No. 7 Clemson in a game both sides have wanted to see…

The No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers (10-2) face the ACC champion No. 10 Clemson Tigers (11-2) Friday for the Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium for an 8 p.m. ET kickoff. Despite another conference title, Clemson had a down-year by its sky-high standards. Tennessee won 10 games for the first time since 2007 under second-year head coach Josh Heupel. But,…

This is one of the most fitting bowl games ever, as the Tennessee Volunteers (10-2) square off in the Orange Bowl against the Clemson Tigers (11-2). It's two teams that rock orange playing in the Orange Bowl in a battle of Top 10 teams. Just a great storyline, but also an important game for both squads. Location: Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens,…

Two storied teams, No. 6 Tennessee (10-2) and No. 7 Clemson (11-2), will meet for the 20th time during the 2022 Capital One Orange Bowl on Dec. 30 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. Both programs are returnees to the Orange Bowl. Tennessee is set for its fifth appearance in the Orange Bowl, while it will be the seventh for Clemson. The…

Miami is set for one of the juicier matchups of the college bowl season on Friday. Tennessee faces Clemson in what may be the orangest Orange Bowl in the game's 87-year history. Our Orange Bowl preview shows how it will be the culmination of an interesting season for each team. For Josh Heupel's orange and white squad, this season was the…

No. 6 Tennessee takes on No. 7 Clemson in the Capital One Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., on Thursday. Game time is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., and it will be televised on ESPN. Clemson (11-2) won the ACC championship under Dabo Swinney, and the Tigers are back in a New Year's Day Six bowl. The Tigers will have a new…

The Tennessee Volunteers and the Clemson Tigers will lock horns in one of the most prestigious non-College Football Playoff bowl games. Will the Vols, who once was the No. 1 team in the nation this year, get a win on Saturday? Or will Clemson pocket the victory? Check out our preview of this Tennessee vs Clemson in the 2022 Orange Bowl. Where: Hard…

The Tennessee football team arrived in South Florida Sunday night to start preparing for the Orange Bowl, and Vols coach Josh Heupel had plenty to say about it. Heupel met with reporters moments after he and the sixth-ranked Vols landed in the Miami area to start preparing for the Capital One Orange Bowl against seventh-ranked Clemson on Friday…

Clemson Football takes on the Tennessee Volunteers in the Orange Bowl on December 30th. Clemson fans are excited and I am no different. I have already started to ponder this matchup between Top 10 teams. I have approached this game thinking that Clemson would likely have an advantage for a few reasons. I think Clemson's offense responded well to…

The Clemson Tigers have one of college football's top 25 scoring offenses, averaging 34.7 points per game. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney isn't sure that clip will cut it against Tennessee in the Orange Bowl. "If you're playing Tennessee, you better score," Swinney said Wednesday afternoon. "If we don't score, we've got no chance, because these guys…

No. 6 Tennessee opened as a 2.5-point underdog against No. 7 Clemson on Sunday, according to the Action Network. The Vols and Tigers are matched up in the Capital One Orange Bowl on December 30 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Fla., with kickoff scheduled for 8 p.m. Eastern Time on ESPN. The Vols (10-2, 6-2 SEC) are 9-3 against the spread this…

Welcome to Miami, Tennessee football. The Vols (10-2) will face Clemson (11-2) in the Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium on Dec. 30 (8 p.m. ET, ESPN). It is Tennessee's fifth Orange Bowl appearance. It has a 1-3 record with the lone win being a 17-0 victory against Oklahoma in 1939. Here is what to know about the matchup: Clemson dominated North…

Tennessee will play in one of the top non-semifinal matchups of college football's bowl season after landing in the Capital One Orange Bowl against Clemson. The sixth-ranked Vols opened as a 4.5-point underdog against the seventh-ranked ACC champion Tigers shortly after the pairing was officially announced, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. The…

What had already been a frustrating day for the University of Tennessee's national championship hopes got more infuriating once the fifth-ranked Volunteers actually took the field Saturday night as South Carolina sledgehammered any hopes of UT claiming one of the four College Football Playoff spots. Both Baylor and Illinois failed to hold late…

Tennessee has opened the past two football seasons with blowout victories, and the Vols could start off with a comfortable win in 2023 as well. The Vols have opened as four-touchdown favorites for their season opener against Virginia at Nissan Stadium in Nashville - the kickoff time and television designation for the game on September 2 are yet to…

Tennessee has opened the past two football seasons with blowout victories, and the Vols could start off with a comfortable win in 2023 as well. The Vols have opened as four-touchdown favorites for their season opener against Virginia at Nissan Stadium in Nashville - the kickoff time and television designation for the game on September 2 are yet to…

It seems fitting that a couple of teams with orange as a principal uniform color will square off in the Orange Bowl. It's also an attractive matchup of programs with long and storied football histories. Friday, Dec 30, 8 p.m. ET at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida. ESPN is airing the game. If both teams were at full strength, this would…

One of Tennessee's top in-state targets has trimmed his list of favorite programs to three, and the Vols are among them. Offensive lineman Ronan O'Connell, a three-star prospect out of Franklin's Page High School, revealed his top three via social media on Tuesday and included Clemson and Wisconsin along with Tennessee. Tennessee currently has the…