Tennessee (2-0) defeated No. 14 Pittsburgh (1-1), 34-27 in overtime, Saturday at Acrisure Stadium.
The Vols totaled 416 yards (325 passing, 91 rushing) against Pittsburgh. The Panthers totaled 415 yards (274 passing, 141 rushing) against Tennessee.
Saturday’s matchup between the Vols and Panthers was the second Johnny Majors Classic.
Majors served as Pittsburgh’s head coach from 1973-76 and 1993-96, winning the 1976 national championship.
After winning the 1976 national championship with Pittsburgh, Majors returned to his alma mater, Tennessee, as the Vols’ head coach. Majors won the Southeastern Conference championship at Tennessee in 1985, 1989 and 1990.
He was an All-American tailback and a Heisman Memorial Trophy runner-up for the Vols in 1956 and a two-time Southeastern Conference MVP in 1955-56. Majors was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1987.
Following Tennessee’s win against Pittsburgh in the Johnny Majors Classic, Vols Wire looks at postgame social media buzz. Postgame social media buzz is listed below.