Published Jan 1, 2024
Orange & White Headlines: Citrus Bowl
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Noah Taylor  •  VolReport
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Tennessee and Iowa will clash in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl at Camping World Stadium on New Year's Day.

The game will pit the No. 21 Vols' (8-4) new-look offense, led by true freshman quarterback Nico Iamaleava against the No. 17 Hawkeyes' (10-3) veteran-laden top 10 defense.

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Transfer portal losses and opt outs have created plenty of opportunities for Tennessee, particularly in the secondary where the Vols will feature a number of freshmen at key positions. They will be tasked with going up against a sluggish Iowa offense that has struggled this season.

VolReport is in Orlando to provide continued coverage of the game on Monday.

Here is all of the pregame content leading up to kickoff at 1 p.m. ET on ABC.

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Game Information

Who: No. 21 Tennessee (8-4) vs. No. 17 Iowa (10-3)

When: Monday, Jan. 1, 2024 | 1 p.m. ET

Where: Camping World Stadium | Orlando, Florida

TV: ABC (Dave Flemming, play-by-play; Brock Osweiler analyst; Kayla Burton, reporter)

Line: Tennessee -5.5

Series: Tennessee leads, 2-1

Headlines

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Everything Josh Heupel said about Nico Iamaleava ahead of Citrus Bowl

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How Tennessee freshmen quarterbacks have performed in bowl starts

Joe Milton's top performances as Tennessee quarterback

Nico Iamaleava 'ready for the challenge' of facing Iowa in first start

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Senior safety Jaylen McCollough continues to lead youthful secondary

Joey Halzle details Vols going up against 'strong' Iowa defense

Everything Iowa DC Phil Parker said about facing Vols, Nico Iamaleava

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Everything Josh Heupel, Kirk Ferentz said ahead of the Citrus Bowl

Q&A with VolReport: Citrus Bowl intel

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Keys to success: What Tennessee needs to do to beat Iowa in Citrus Bowl

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