Tennessee (1-0) will play at No. 14 Pittsburgh (1-0) on Saturday in Week 2.
Kickoff between the Vols and Panthers at Acrisure Stadium is slated for 3:30 p.m. EDT. ABC will televise the second Johnny Majors Classic. Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge and Molly McGrath are on the call.
Saturday’s game will be the fourth between head coaches Josh Heupel and Pat Narduzzi.
Heupel played Pittsburgh and Narduzzi twice as head coach at UCF from 2018-19. UCF hosted and defeated the Panthers, 45-14, in 2018, while Pittsburgh was victorious, 35-34, in 2019 at home.
Heupel and Tennessee hosted the Panthers in 2021 for the first Johnny Majors Classic. Pittsburgh defeated the Vols, 41-34.
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Below are team statistics and individual leaders for Heupel’s offense against Narduzzi’s defense in their three previous matchups.
2018: 568 total yards
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2018: 328 passing yards
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2018: McKenzie Milton (passing)
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18-of-34
328 passing yards
4 touchdowns
0 interceptions
2018: Adrian Killins Jr. (receiving)
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3 receptions
140 receiving yards
1 touchdown
2018: 240 rushing yards
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2018: Greg McCrae (rushing)
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10 attempts
64 rushing yards
0 touchdowns
2019: 423 total yards
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2019: 338 passing yards
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2019: Dillon Gabriel (passing)
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25-of-42
338 passing yards
2 touchdowns
2 interceptions
2019: Gabriel Davis (receiving)
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