ATLANTA (SUBMITTED) – Chick-fil-A Bowl representative George Haney will visit Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn. on Saturday to scout the Vanderbilt-Tennessee game. The Volunteers are being scouted as a potential representative in the 2009 Chick-fil-A Bowl on Dec. 31.

The ACC and SEC team selections for the 42nd edition of the Bowl will be announced on Sunday, Dec. 6. The Chick-fil-A Bowl is the oldest guaranteed ACC vs. SEC match-up in the bowl business.

Tennessee (5-5, 2-4 SEC) is on pace to return to the postseason after missing out on a bowl bid last season. One more victory would secure the team’s 48th bowl appearance (tied for third most among all NCAA teams) and first under head coach Lane Kiffin. Quarterback Jonathan Crompton has thrown 23 touchdown passes, which ties for most in the conference with Arkansas’ Ryan Mallett, and no interceptions in his last three games. The Volunteers have appeared four times in the Chick-fil-A Bowl, most recently in a 2003 loss to Clemson.

A 20-10 Tennessee victory in Nashville last season was the team’s third straight against its in-state rival and upped its mark to 70-27-5 in the all-time series. Saturday’s contest kicks off at 7 p.m. (EST) and will air on ESPNU.

The Chick-fil-A Bowl is the ninth-oldest bowl game in the country and hosts the longest-running rivalry series between the ACC and SEC. Now in its 42nd year, the Chick-fil-A Bowl has established itself as one of the nation’s elite bowl games with a string of 12 consecutive sellouts and has earned a reputation as one of the most competitive bowls in the nation. Ten of the last 17 games have been decided by a touchdown or less. The Chick-fil-A Bowl has disbursed more than $90 million in team payouts over its 41-year history and has increased team payout every year since 1996. The Bowl also leads all other bowl games in charitable and scholarship contributions, giving more than $1.2 million to organizations in need in 2008 alone.

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