For No. 5 Tennessee on Saturday, Orange is the New Helmet. The Volunteers will be swagged out in drippy orange helmets for the first time in program history when they take on host South Carolina.

Tennessee unveiled the helmets on social media and the fan base responded in sheer pandemonium and delight.

Now those are some fire lids.

Tennessee will aim for another orange crush victory after blowing out visiting Missouri 66-24 in its home finale.

Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker completed 25 of his 35 passes for 3 touchdowns and no interceptions, while rushing for another score. Jalin Hyatt (7 receptions, 146 yards, 1 touchdown) and Bru McCoy (9 receptions, 111 yards) were the top receivers for Tennessee. Running back Jaylen Wright rushed for 2 of Tennessee’s 5 touchdowns on the ground.

Tennessee heads into Week 12 with a 9-1 overall record. Tennessee’s lone defeat came against No. 1 Georgia 2 weeks. The dynamic Tennessee offense has scored at least 34 points in 9 games this season.

South Carolina is coming off a 38-6 loss at Florida.

Tennessee leads the all-time series 28-10-2 against South Carolina, with victories in the last 3 contests. Tennessee-South Carolina is set for a 7 p.m. ET kickoff. The conference clash will be televised on ESPN.

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