He doesn't recall much about that Jan. 6, 1996, meeting in Knoxville, Tennessee, the third time in 12 months his UConn Huskies faced Pat Summitt's Tennessee Lady Vols. But he remembers how electric the environment was, how there wasn't an arena of that size, with that energy, on any other college campus in the country.

After defeating unranked Missouri, 76-71, Tennessee hosts No. 5/5 UConn before playing at No. 4 LSU on Feb. 9.Tennessee is coming off a five-point win at Missouri on Sunday, in which it overcame a slow start and 12-point first-quarter deficit to tame the Tigers, 76-71, and snap a three-game losing streak.

THE HILL | University has announced a four-year football series with Tennessee State University, beginning in 2025.