KNOXVILLE — Tennessee enters game week for its first contest of the 2020 campaign.
Tennessee travels to South Carolina in Week 1 and will take on the Gamecocks at 7:30 p.m. EST. The matchup will be televised by SEC Network.
Vols Wire outlines the two programs having parallels heading into the season opener Sept. 26.
Mike Bobo — South Carolina offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach
Will Friend — Tennessee offensive line coach
Collin Hill — South Carolina quarterback
Jeremy Pruitt — Tennessee head coach
Will Friend enters his third season as the Vols’ offensive line coach. Friend came to Tennessee after serving as offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Colorado State under then-head coach Mike Bobo. Bobo is in his first season as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at South Carolina.
South Carolina named Collin Hill as its starting quarterback against Tennessee. Hill is a graduate transfer quarterback from Colorado State and played for Bobo and Friend.
Friend also served as offensive line coach at Georgia from 2011-14 when Bobo was the Bulldogs’ offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach through the 2014 season. Jeremy Pruitt served as Georgia’s defensive coordinator in 2014.
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