Courtney Martinez | NCAA.com | December 26, 2015 Northwestern, Tennessee eat more than 5,000 lbs of food at Outback Bowl Share Competing in the Outback Bowl certainly does have its advantages. The Northwestern and Tennessee football programs got a taste of that during the annual team dinner where the programs were treated to literally tons of food prepared for them by Outback. Who wants some @Outback ?? pic.twitter.com/PGTjjjRq8Z — Outback Bowl (@outbackbowl) December 26, 2015 The teams will get plenty of protein with these selection of meats: Tennessee & Northwestern will combine to eat 750 pounds of steak, 750 pounds of chicken, 900 pounds of ribs tonight pic.twitter.com/0YoA5eR1Uq — Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) December 26, 2015 There wasn't a shortage side dishes, desserts and bloomin' onions either: Is all of this @Outback Steakhouse grub making you hungry?! pic.twitter.com/HGsauqNby0 — Outback Bowl (@outbackbowl) December 26, 2015 When it was all said and done, the Wildcats and Vols combined for more than 5,000 pounds of food. Fun Fact: The teams combined to devour more than 5,000 lbs of food from @Outback Steakhouse! #FootballInParadise pic.twitter.com/Z0QR6qRJMP — Outback Bowl (@outbackbowl) December 27, 2015 Northwestern and Tennessee aren't strangers to the Outback Bowl as both have attended in the past. But the feast never gets old. This season's game is set for New Year's Day at noon eastern on ESPN. Complete guide to 2015-16 Bowl Games 7 college football records *we think* will never be broken These records are so impressive (or the opposite) that we think they'll last forever. READ MORE These are the college stars to watch at the 2022 men’s U23 world team trials Here’s everything you need know about the top collegiate competitors in this event and the key storylines to follow for those athletes. READ MORE Dan Hodge Trophy: History, winners, and how it works Here's the history of the Dan Hodge Trophy, named after one of the all-time greats and given annually to the top college wrestler every year since 1985. READ MORE