Where the Tennessee Vols' iconic Power T helmet falls in national media's rankings

The Tennessee Vols' Power T helmet is one of the recognizable helmets in football — college or NFL. The orange is unique, as is the design of the T on the helmet. Most folks — even fans of other programs — can agree that Tennessee's helmet stands out. It's a clean, crisp look. Uniform rankings […]

Zach Ragan Tennessee Volunteers News Writer
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The Tennessee Vols' Power T helmet is one of the recognizable helmets in football — college or NFL.

The orange is unique, as is the design of the T on the helmet.

Most folks — even fans of other programs — can agree that Tennessee's helmet stands out. It's a clean, crisp look.

Uniform rankings are obviously subjective. The same goes for helmet rankings. But the Vols' helmet is probably viewed by most people as one of the top helmets in college football.

247Sports, however, doesn't agree.

The national sports publication recently ranked college football's top 25 helmets and they have Tennessee's helmet at No. 18.

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Nov 20, 2021; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Tennessee Volunteers and South Alabama Jaguars wait for the snap at the line of scrimmage during the second half at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bryan Lynn-USA TODAY Sports

This is such an absurd ranking. The Vols' helmet should be ranked top 10 easily.

Some of the helmets that 247Sports put above Tennessee's are laughable at best.

Arkansas? Louisville? Iowa?

Look, there are about 10 iconic helmets in college football.

  • Ohio State
  • Penn State
  • Notre Dame
  • Texas
  • Miami
  • Michigan
  • Florida State
  • USC
  • Alabama
  • Tennessee

The Vols are right there with all of those. The order doesn't really matter — again, it's subjective. But I think it's incredibly disrespectful to the tradition of Tennessee to put the Power T helmet all the way down the list at No. 18.

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