Vols’ Barnett back home to chase Reggie White’s sack record
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee defensive end Derek Barnett is returning home with a chance to make history.
Barnett, who is from Nashville, heads into the final regular-season game of his junior year with 31 career sacks. That leaves him just one shy of Reggie White’s 33-year-old Tennessee career record.
All season, Barnett has downplayed the importance of setting that record. That hasn’t changed now that he’s only one away it as he heads to his hometown for the 24th-ranked Volunteers’ Saturday matchup with Vanderbilt (5-6, 2-5 SEC).