Tennessee gets its first true test of the season this weekend, as the No. 17 ranked Vols face No. 5 ranked Villanova in Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament at 1 p.m. (ET) on Saturday. Based on Saturday results, either Purdue or North Carolina awaits on Sunday.
Vol fans might remember the last time Tennessee played Villanova — it was also at a neutral site game in the 2017 Battle for Atlantis. The Vols blew a double-digit halftime and lost. So here’s to that not happening again.
Moving on — I enjoy these back-and-forths we’ve been doing this football season, so we thought it’d be dope to get in touch with the ‘Nova folks and give y’all the pre-game low down.