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The OG Kickoff w/ Connor and Will

It Just Meant More: 1996 Florida at Tennessee

The OG Kickoff w/ Connor and Will

Connor O'Gara

News, Sports, Sports News, Football

4.41.2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2026

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

The guys have one of the most iconic games in one of the most iconic SEC rivalries. A clash of SEC titans played out in Neyland Stadium in 1996, and unfortunately for Peyton Manning and Tennessee, the home Vols showed up too late to the party. The guys dig into all the elements that made this a game with epic buildup that featured the ultimate "tale of 2 halves" storyline. And what would've happened if the result was flipped? Connor and Will break down all of it. If you were there, email us TheOGKickoff@gmail.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hey what's going on this is the OG kickoff, a double down and next round media

0:42.2

production. I am Connor O'Gara. Will, it just meant more. We have 1996, Florida, Tennessee,

0:49.6

number four Florida, number two, Tennessee. My God, this is a doozy. It just in terms of buildup and everything,

0:57.9

you said before we came on, and by the way, new intro music that is very reminiscent,

1:05.0

in my opinion, of Tom Petty learning to fly, fitting that we do a Florida game with this this intro music,

1:12.9

Tom Petty of Gainesville fame.

1:14.7

But Will, you said before we came on, quote, I watched the you know what out of this game.

1:20.1

Same.

1:21.4

I found myself in this in this Wikipedia rabbit hole where I'm going, oh, Dante Colpeper was

1:26.9

playing Ball state here.

1:28.0

I wonder what the central Florida Knights were up to at this point. And that's why I really went. Okay, I got to lock in and get back. I mean, the first half of this game was 75% of the time. I've never seen such an unequal balance between a first and second half of a game weight-wise. It felt like a fever dream. Yes. And spoiler alert, Florida does win this game 35 to 29, but it was the ultimate

1:49.0

tale of two halves. And this game is a massive part of the legacy of two iconic SEC figures,

1:56.8

two iconic college football figures, and one Steve Spurrier and Peyton Manning.

2:01.1

Spurrier gets over the hump this season and the way that Florida fans had been dreaming of by being able to win a national championship.

2:07.5

And then Peyton, just the consummate close but no cigar type game type performance.

2:13.2

It is a top four matchup with the exact same rankings that they donned in the preseason.

2:19.3

And it's the SEC opener that year, but it felt so significant because the winner of this

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