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UT Vols outlast big-play Falcons, weather delay

Tennessee's Alvin Kamara (6) breaks through the Falcon defense to score a long touchdown run in the 3rd quarter. The Tennessee Volunteers hosted the Bowling Green Falcons at Nissan Stadium in Nashville September 5, 2015.
Tennessee's Alvin Kamara (6) breaks through the Falcon defense to score a long touchdown run in the 3rd quarter. The Tennessee Volunteers hosted the Bowling Green Falcons at Nissan Stadium in Nashville September 5, 2015.

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photo Checkerboard is the fashion for this Volunteer fan. The Tennessee Volunteers hosted the Bowling Green Falcons at Nissan Stadium in Nashville September 5, 2015.
photo Tennessee’s Alvin Kamara (6) runs for a long touchdown in the 3rd quarter. The Tennessee Volunteers hosted the Bowling Green Falcons at Nissan Stadium in Nashville September 5, 2015.
photo Tennessee’s Alvin Kamara (6) breaks through the Falcon defense to score a long touchdown run in the 3rd quarter. The Tennessee Volunteers hosted the Bowling Green Falcons at Nissan Stadium in Nashville September 5, 2015.

NASHVILLE – Butch Jones greeted the opening game of his third season as Tennessee’s football coach the best way he knew how.

By plopping down in the chair awaiting him behind a podium and letting out a sigh.

“That was a long game,” he declared.