Tennessee Vols to wear Smokey Grey uniforms against Georgia

Phil Kaplan
Knoxville
Tennessee offensive lineman Jashon Robertson (75), left, and Tennessee offensive lineman Drew Richmond congratulate Tennessee wide receiver Josh Malone (3) after Malone scored a touchdown against Nebraska in the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, Dec. 30, 2016.

 

Tennessee announced on social media Tuesday night that the Vols would wear their Smokey Grey uniforms against Georgia on Saturday.

Kickoff is 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS.

The 22-second video posted on Twitter shows running back John Kelly decked in the Smokey Grey uniform and helmet. The tweet says "Smoke" and includes a fire emoji. 

 

If you are keeping track, the Vols are 3-2 wearing the "Smokey Grey" uniforms that coach Butch Jones brought into fashion for Knoxville in 2013.

UT (3-1, 0-1 SEC) is pulling out all the stops in hopes of upsetting No. 8 Georgia (4-0, 1-0). On Monday night, UT announced on social media plans to "Checker Neyland" and asking fans to wear orange or white shirts depending on their seats.

The Vols wore the Smokey Grey uniforms with orange lettering twice last year, beating Florida at home and defeating Nebraska in the Music City Bowl.

It will be the third straight home game Tennessee has used the Smokey Grey uniforms against Georgia. The Vols won in 2015 and lost in 2013.

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The Smokey Grey uniforms were 0-2 in 2013 with a loss to Vanderbilt, too. The Vols did not wear the color scheme in 2014.