Tennessee announced five captains for this Saturday’s SEC clash against Arkansas on Friday morning.
The Vols’ captains include safety Andre Turrentine, defensive lineman Elijah Simmons, running back Dylan Sampson, tight end Miles Kitselman, and long snapper Matthew Salansky.
Salansky has been a captain for all five of Tennessee’s games while the other spots have been more rotational. Sampson is also a captain for a second-straight game after earning the title for the Oklahoma game.
tomorrow’s captains#GBO 🍊 pic.twitter.com/GbIuQ9bMpf
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) October 4, 2024
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This is also the second straight game that Tennessee is playing a former Vol who has been named a captain for the Tennessee game.
Former Tennessee defensive lineman Da’Jon Terry was announced as a captain for Oklahoma while Arkansas has named former UT offensive lineman Addison Nichols and former UT defensive back Doneiko Slaughter as captains for Saturday’s contest.
Your Razorback captains for the week 🐗 pic.twitter.com/QM0wX9bcW3
— Arkansas Razorback Football (@RazorbackFB) October 3, 2024
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Arkansas is set to host No. 4 Tennessee on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. ET at Razorback Stadium.
Here’s a look at Tennessee’s captain history this season:
Chattanooga: WR Bru McCoy, LS Matthew Salansky, DL Omari Thomas, LB Keenan Pili
NC State: LB Keenan Pili, DL Elijah Simmons, OL Cooper Mays, LS Matthew Salansky
Kent State: OL Dayne Davis, LB Arion Carter, LB Jeremiah Telander, LS Matthew Salansky
Oklahoma: DL Omari Thomas, LB Keenan Pili, OL Cooper Mays, RB Dylan Sampson, LS Matthew Salansky
Arkansas: S Andre Turrentine, DL Elijah Simmons, RB Dylan Sampson, TE Miles Kitselman, LS Matthew Salansky
