TV times for Tennessee football announced

Tennessee Athletics has finalized network TV game times for the upcoming football schedule.

The Volunteers’ first regular season matchup with Texas has a noon kickoff on either ABC or ESPN–a contest that will be the Checkered Neyland game and the Vols’ SEC home opener for 2026.

Five of Tennessee’s games have been flexed by the networks–that means either a late afternoon or early evening start. Those include home games with Auburn, Alabama and LSU plus travel games to Texas A&M and Arkansas.

The Vols first game of the year will air on SEC Network on September 5th against Furman with a 3:30 kickoff.

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