KNOXVILLE — Tennessee is set to travel to Kentucky in a Week 11 matchup.

Ahead of the contest, former Kentucky head coach Hal Mumme discussed his time with the Wildcats and the 1997 UK-Tennessee contest.

The Vols won 59-31 and the game showcased 1,329 combined yards, including 999 through the air. Peyton Manning totaled 523 passing yards and five touchdowns for UT, while Tim Couch finished with 476 yards through the air and two touchdowns for Kentucky.

“Tim was a good guy to coach,” Mumme said on Fox Sports Knoxville’s radio show ‘Tennessee Two-A-Days’. “He had an unfortunate go in the NFL because of getting picked by Cleveland, but he was a great college player. He was just a natural fit for our offense. He was so good in his pocket awareness, his release, his vision down the field — it was one of the easier times I have had putting this (Air Raid offense) in when we took over a new job.

“Last year about this time, I went to a banquet in Mississippi. Archie Manning was there and he came up to me and said today is the anniversary of the (1997 Tennessee-Kentucky) game. What a show those two guys, Peyton and Tim, put on. It was really a fun game, unfortunately the Wildcats came in on the wrong end of that.”

Mumme is the Dallas Renegades’ offensive coordinator of the XFL and says “it’s going to be exciting” coaching in the league this upcoming season. Former Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops is serving as Dallas’ head coach and general manager.

“We are having fun getting this XFL off the ground,” Mumme said.

The entire interview with Mumme can be listened to below.