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Tennessee Vols morning report: 2021 football opener is here

KNOXVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 09: Tennessee Volunteers fans cheer during the first half of the game against the Indiana State Sycamores at Neyland Stadium on September 9, 2017 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

It’s back! College football has finally returned, and it’s also returned to normalcy, with no COVID-altered schedules and no delays until the end of September before the season starts. The Tennessee Vols get to kick off things earlier than the rest of the SEC, and in the process, they begin the Josh Heupel era.

Our morning update on Rocky Top leads with continued coverage of the opener and Heupel specifically.