While meeting at The Vatican last Wednesday, Tennessee state representative Cameron Sexton gifted a personalized Tennessee Football jersey to Pope Leo XIV, the head of the Catholic Church.
“An honor to meet and speak with Pope Leo XIV last Wednesday at the Vatican,” Sexton posted to social media on Monday morning. “I presented his Holiness with a personalized Tennessee Football jersey. #EverywhereUT”
The No. 14 jersey says “Pope Leo” on the back.
An honor to meet and speak with Pope Leo XIV last Wednesday at the Vatican. I presented His Holiness with a personalized @Vol_Football jersey. #EverywhereUT pic.twitter.com/OTswDofiK0
— Speaker Cameron Sexton (@CSexton25) September 8, 2025
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Pope Leo, the first pope born in the United States, hasn’t shied away from his love for American sports. He is known to be a big Chicago White Sox fan and went to the World Series in 2005.
The White Sox swept the Houston Astros in four games during that ’05 World Series.
Could Tennessee see the same success this weekend against the Bulldogs in Knoxville? We’ll just have to wait and see.
No. 15 Tennessee will host No. 6 Georgia in its SEC opener this Saturday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. ET in Neyland Stadium. ESPN’s College GameDay broadcast will kick off the festivities from Ayers Hall on campus on Saturday morning.
