JACKSONVILLE — Tennessee has not played football since Nov. 30, as it prepares for the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl against Indiana with a chance to reach eight wins.
Vol fans came out in droves to see their team on Thursday, packing in for the Vol Walk into TIAA Bank Field. Tennessee players and coaches got off the bus to immediately encounter thousands of fans leading them into the stadium in Jacksonville.
Jacksonville is ORANGE pic.twitter.com/ImfLxXPj6N
— Tennessee Athletics (@Vol_Sports) January 2, 2020
Eatin’ time 🍽 pic.twitter.com/0fi1xD5V1K
— Tennessee Athletics (@Vol_Sports) January 2, 2020
A sea of orange out there for @Vol_Football pic.twitter.com/3GH9OEAudp
— TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (@taxslayerbowl) January 2, 2020
TIAA Bank Field sits approximately 67,000 fans, and it could be a largely orange contingent as the Vols face the 8-4 Indiana Hoosiers.
After a 1-4 start, Tennessee rallied to win six of its last seven games and became bowl eligible. Last time Tennessee was matched up with a Big Ten team in the Gator Bowl, it was a 45-28 drubbing of the Iowa Hawkeyes.