Joey Halzle’s ties to Oklahoma, Tennessee

Joey Halzle set for Oklahoma return on Saturday.

No. 7 Tennessee (3-0) will play No. 13 Oklahoma (3-0) to open SEC play. in Week 4 of the 2024 college football season.

Kickoff between the Vols and Sooners is slated for 7:30 p.m. EDT at Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. ABC will televise the contest.

Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel and Vols’ offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Joey Halzle will return to Oklahoma on Saturday.

Both were quarterbacks and assistant coaches for the Sooners under head coach Bob Stoops. Heupel led Oklahoma to the 2000 BCS national championship.

Halzle played quarterback for the Sooners from 2006-08. He appeared in 21 games and completed 53-of-83 passing attempts. Halzle totaled 640 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions.

Following his playing career, Halzle was a graduate assistant and quality control coach at Oklahoma from 2009-14.

He has also served as an assistant coach at Utah State (2015), Missouri (2016) and UCF (2019-20) before arriving at Tennessee. Halzle served as the Vols’ quarterbacks coach from 2021-22 and offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach since 2023.

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