Checker Neyland Returns to Tennessee, Here’s the Vols Record For It
In case you missed the designation from the beginning of the season, Saturday’s contest between No. 8 Tennessee (4-1) and Florida (3-2) from Neyland Stadium will be a #CheckerNeyland game. This will be the eighth time in program history that Tennessee checkers Neyland Stadium with four of the eight against Florida. Tennessee earned a win […]
Tennessee Football Announces Checker Neyland Game For The 2024 Season
Tennessee football is renewing its Checker Neyland tradition this season when it hosts Florida at Neyland Stadium on Oct. 12, the Vols announced on Tuesday. It marks the fourth straight season that Tennessee has done a Checker Neyland game with the Vols checkering the stadium every season under head coach Josh Heupel. Tennessee’s matchup against […]
Tennessee Announces Orange Out for Alabama Game
It’s official. According to a tweet from Tennessee Football on Monday morning, the Vols are going with an orange-out in the crowd for the Alabama game this weekend. “It’s exactly like CheckerNeyland except you don’t have to go on the website because EVERY SECTION IS ORANGE,” the Checker Neyland Twitter account sent out. “Participation is […]
Danny White Teases Fans Regarding Checker Neyland Announcement
We all knew it would happen sooner or later, but it is officially here. The desire for Checker Neyland is back. After Tennessee’s 2-0 start to the season and a likely win on the horizon against Akron, Tennessee could potentially be headed into week four against Florida with an undefeated record. While that game didn’t […]
Ole Miss @ Tennessee: How to Watch, Odds, Key Stats
Saturday night’s game in Knoxville won’t just be the biggest of the Josh Heupel era. Instead, it will be the biggest football game in the city of Knoxville since 2017. For the first time since hosting Georgia back in 2017, Tennessee has sold out Neyland Stadium for the Ole Miss game. Additionally, for the first […]
RTI Mailbag: Vols Preparing For Primetime Matchup
The stage is set for Tennessee (4-2, 2-1 SEC) primetime week seven matchup with Lane Kiffin and No. 13 Ole Miss (4-1, 1-1 SEC). The nation’s two fastest offenses will take the field at Neyland Stadium for a game Vegas is expecting to be close with a lot of points. The RTI team answers all […]
Everything Josh Heupel Said On SEC Teleconference Ahead Of Ole Miss Game
Josh Heupel spoke to the media Wednesday morning during his weekly appearance on the SEC Coaches Media Teleconference. Here’s everything the Vols’ head coach had to say before Tennessee’s matchup with Ole Miss. Opening statement: Just finished up our Wednesday practice here. The guys have had a great couple days on the field in preparation for […]
The Return of Checker Neyland Has Arrived
The rumors quickly turned into reality on Monday. Just a day or two after the idea began, and just hours after Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel spoke about it, Tennessee did it. On Monday afternoon, Tennessee officially announced the return of the Checker Neyland concept for Saturday’s game against Ole Miss. As mentioned, Heupel spoke […]
Heupel Wants a ‘Hostile Environment’, Supports #CheckerNeyland and Other Fan Gimmicks
Josh Heupel is well aware that Saturday will be the biggest game in Knoxville so far in his tenure. Not only will it be the return of former Tennessee HC Lane Kiffin, but it will be the two fastest offenses in college football going head-to-head. And by all accounts, Heupel knows that the fans will […]
Pruitt Responds to Georgia Fans’ Efforts to “Checker Neyland”
Georgia fans have been pushing to do their own version of “Checker Neyland” in Knoxville on Saturday, but Jeremy Pruitt doesn’t believe it’ll happen.
