KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Knoxville News Sentinel) -- The Tennessee football team will be wearing its alternate Smokey Grey uniforms for the Music City Bowl game to honor the victims of the Gatlinburg wildfires.
#SmokeyGrey for @MusicCityBowl 🍊🏈 pic.twitter.com/7dCtCsvkQ9
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) December 9, 2016
Tennessee football made the announcement Friday on Twitter, writing: "We are wearing our hearts on our sleeves. To honor the victims of the Gatlinburg wildfires, Tennessee will wear the Smokey Grey uniform during the Music City Bowl."
The Vols (8-4) play Nebraska (9-3) on Dec. 30 (TV: ESPN, 3:30 p.m. EST) at Nissan Stadium in Nashville.
Tennessee wore the Smokey Grey uniforms this season when they snapped an 11-game losing streak to Florida at Neyland Stadium.
The Vols debuted the Smokey Gray uniforms in 2013.
