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Spurrier on Vols

Steve Spurrier’s teams went 14-10 against Tennessee when he coached at Duke, Florida and South Carolina, and he’s known for needling the Vols.

After South Carolina beat Tennessee 63-38 last week, Gene Sapakoff of the Charleston Post and Courier, reached out to get Spurrier’s reaction.

“I almost felt sorry for Tennessee,” said Spurrier, who is 77 and works as an ambassador for the Florida athletic department. “Someone told me Tennessee is probably headed for the Citrus Bowl now. I guess that’s kind of a mean thing to say.”

The Vols played in the Citrus Bowl three times in a four-year span from 1993-96 when Tennessee finished second to Florida in the SEC East each year.

“You can’t spell Citrus without U-T,” Spurrier used to quip.

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