Tennessee's return to the ABC noon window at Neyland carries some history with it. The Vols haven't played on this network in this slot at home since 1982, when they beat Florida. Now, with the spotlight back on Knoxville, Vol Nation is looking to show up in force and push the Volunteers to a win in front of the entire college football world.
No. 15 Tennessee handled business against Kennesaw State, earning a 42-9 victory to improve to 3-0. Now, the Vols turn their attention to a highly anticipated SEC opener against No. 1 Texas in a Checker Neyland showdown.
As many great sport stories begin, a football coach changed everything for a young kid. The Haslam story is no different. In 1958, a 27-year-old University of Tennessee college graduate (and former college football captain) walked into a run-down four-pump gas station in Gate City, Virginia, and bought it for $6,000. He had no idea he was laying the first brick of what would become one of the largest privately held companies in America. His name was James Arthur Haslam II. B
