The SEC will move to a nine game conference schedule beginning in 2026. “Adding a ninth SEC game underscores our universities’ commitment to delivering the most competitive football schedule in the nation,

Tennessee football has future games against Georgia Tech, West Virginia and Washington, which meets a new SEC requirement for nonconference scheduling

Strength of schedule, when open dates occur and prior coaching history could allow for Tennessee to face up to four interim head coaches during the regular season in SEC play. The Vols are ranked No. 21 nationally for preseason strength of schedule by ESPN FPI.

Aspects of the nine-game schedule include the league sticking with its non-divisional structure, each school playing three annual opponents with a focus on traditional rivalries, the other six opponents on a rotation and facing every SEC opponent at least once every two years and every opponent home and away in four years.

Tennessee beefed up its offensive line room for 2026 and at the same time broke the heart of an SEC rival he was committed to.

Four-star offensive tackle Kamari Blair flipped his commitment from South Carolina to Tennessee. The 6-foot-6, 281-pound prospect is an in-state commitment from Kirkwood High School in Clarksville, Tennessee. 247Sports ranks Blair as the No. 27 offensive tackle in the class and No. 9 player in Tennessee.

Tennessee football is the only playoff team featured in the Netflix SEC show, but the Vols didn’t get that much screen time. What didn't make the cut.

The coaches poll for preseason all-conference in the SEC has been released and six players from the Tennessee football program received the honor of being recog

The changes ahead of the 2025 college football season are not as drastic as they were a year ago. The 12-team College Football Playoff format is still in place, but the seeding of the teams will be different compared to 2024.