Week 1 of the college football season will feature Tennessee versus Syracuse on Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
The contest will have two starting quarterbacks who transferred following spring practices from their former schools.
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Joey Aguilar transferred from UCLA to Tennessee in May after the Vols concluded spring practices. Notre Dame redshirt junior Steve Angeli also transferred in May. He was named Syracuse’s starting quarterback against Tennessee.
Tennessee fifth-year defensive coordinator Tim Banks discussed facing Angeli and how helpful his Notre Dame film is for scouting.
“It’s as helpful as it can be, in terms of watching some Notre Dame tape,” Banks said. “You know, offense is a little different in terms of what Syracuse does versus Notre Dame, but yeah you can see the mannerisms, obviously some of the throws that he’s made, some of the poise that he’s played with.
“That’s the only reference we have. We’re just kind of projecting what we think it will look like, obviously, with Syracuse. Syracuse did a tremendous job last year as everybody knows. They threw the ball extremely well. Systematically, they did a lot of good things to give their quarterback some easy reads and those guys were super productive. I think this kid will fall in line very similar to what it looked like last year, and obviously, we have to be ready to go to try to counter it.”
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The 6-foot-3, 205-pound quarterback appeared in 21 games, including one start, at Notre Dame from 2022-24. He completed 58-of-80 passing attempts for 772 yards, 10 touchdowns and one interception. Angeli also rushed for 36 yards on 17 attempts.
Tennessee is ranked No. 18 in the US LBM Coaches Poll, while the Orange are receiving 16 votes.
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