Florida State HC Link Jarrett has perfect way of describing College World Series matchup against Tennessee Vols
Florida State Seminoles head coach Link Jarrett is familiar with playing against the Tennessee Vols. Jarrett was the head coach at Notre Dame when the Fighting Irish knocked off the Vols in the Knoxville Super Regional in 2022. So he knows what to expect when encountering Tennessee in the postseason. And despite his previous success […]
Florida State Seminoles head coach Link Jarrett is familiar with playing against the Tennessee Vols.
Jarrett was the head coach at Notre Dame when the Fighting Irish knocked off the Vols in the Knoxville Super Regional in 2022.
So he knows what to expect when encountering Tennessee in the postseason. And despite his previous success against the Volunteers, Jarrett is expecting Florida State's game against Tennessee on Friday night in the College World Series to be a "clash of the Titans".
"I know what we're walking into, and I know what we walked into in 2022," said Jarrett on Thursday. "I told the guys and I'll tell them again — once the game starts, it doesn't know. So our stats, their stats, the game doesn't know what's supposed to happen. You have to go manage and take charge of the game. There will be opportunities for that game to go one way or another. Either you're bringing your A stuff in the A moment or you're not. And the pendulum, it will go one way or another.
"I know how good they are. They're unbelievable, unbelievably talented. This is a little bit of Clash of the Titans. I think our team, emotional team. This is an emotional group. Sometimes that emotion, we've seen it spill over a little bit where the guys hit a home run, the excitement, the punch-out. What you're going to see, I don't think we've ever seen it before. This Clash of the Titans, it's going to be exciting. People are looking forward to this. Our guys are looking forward to it. I know the Tennessee crowd is thrilled. I've seen how passionate they are. I think we have the best fans in the world — the pitch-by-pitch engagement. This is top-of-the-food-chain stuff."
Tennessee and Florida State are set to play at 7:00 PM ET on Friday night at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha.
Tennessee Vols fans have already made their presence felt in Omaha
Vol nation is already making their impact felt in Omaha
