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PHOTOS: Tennessee football debuts dark mode helmets versus Kentucky
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Dark Mode - University of Tennessee Athletics
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PHOTOS: Tennessee debuts 'dark mode' uniforms against South Carolina
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Tennessee football: Vols must go black and orange with Kentucky at night
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University of Tennessee Vols football blackout, dark mode uniforms return
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Vols 'dark mode' uniform nominated for uniform of the year
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UT Welcomes Fans for the Homecoming Game - News
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Tennessee football black uniforms return for Kentucky game
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Tennessee Traditions: Running Through the T
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Who used the checkerboard pattern first? Kentucky or Tennessee?