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Dan Lyons

Tennessee DB, Former Buckeye, Says 'The Shoe' Doesn't Stack Up to SEC Environments

University of Tennessee DB Andre Turrentine (2) speaks to the press on media day at the campus in Knoxville, Tuesday, July 30, 2024. | Hannah Mattix/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK

When Andre Turrentine transferred from Ohio State following his true freshman season in 2021, little did he know that he'd return for perhaps the biggest game of his college career with Tennessee three years later.

Turrentine and the Volunteers hit the road for a matchup of Big Ten and SEC powers in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Saturday, Dec. 21. When asked to compare his old home venue, Ohio Stadium, to those he plays in now with Tennessee, he doesn't think "The Shoe" is in the same tier as some of the football cathedrals that dot the SEC.

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