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Tennessee football Thursday opener is to generate immediate interest

KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 05: A Tennessee Volunteers megaphone sits on the sideline during the game against the Georgia Bulldogs at Neyland Stadium on October 05, 2019 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Silas Walker/Getty Images)

A staple of Danny White’s success in his coaching searches has been an attempt to generate immediate and early buzz that carries through. Well, it looks like he was just part of another move to set up Tennessee football to do just that under Josh Heupel.

The athletic department announced Tuesday that UT’s opener with the Bowling Green Falcons was moved to Thursday, Sept.