ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit shows the Tennessee Vols some love ahead of the 2024 season

ESPN College GameDay host Kirk Herbstreit showed the Tennessee Vols some love this week, ahead of the start of the 2024 college football season.

Herbstreit gave out his annual "Herbie Awards" this week and he singled out Tennessee for having the best "entrance".

"The best entrance, boy I had a chance to see this a couple of years ago and be reminded now that Tennessee is back playing great football," said Herbstreit. "There's not a better scene than Neyland Stadium, especially at night. And when they go through that Power T and it opens up with the band and the team comes out, what an awesome atmosphere and a great way to get you fired up for the start of a football game."

Herbstreit has called some memorable games at Neyland Stadium in front of some electric crowds (like Tennessee's big win against Kentucky in 2022). And he's called some memorable games in some other great venues. So it says a lot that he's going with Tennessee's entrance as the best.

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