COLLEGE BOWL NEWS: Tennessee Headed Back To Outback Bowl
MIKE BONTS The University of Tennessee football team is headed to the 30th annual Outback Bowl in Tampa, Florida as the Vols accepted an invitation to play the Northwestern Wildcats on Friday, Jan. 1, 2016. The game will kickoff at 12 Noon ET and air on ESPN2 live from Raymond James Stadium. “We are extremely excited about the opportunity to be selected to play in the Outback Bowl on New Year’s Day,” said Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Dave Hart. "I hope our fans are energized and as excited about this announcement as our team is. We have the most loyal fan base in the country and there’s no doubt we will have plenty of Tennessee orange in Tampa. The Outback Bowl has a long, storied history of exciting games and Jim McVay and the Tampa Bay Bowl Association do a great job hosting the event each year. “Butch Jones has our football program moving in the right direction, and playing in back-to-back New Year’s bowl games in Florida is further verif...