Overview

• Kickoff is 4:15 p.m. ET at Davis Wade Stadium with Dave Neal, Fozzy Whittaker and Morgan Uber on the SEC Network call.
• Tennessee lists Rickey Gibson III, Jermod McCoy, Daevin Hobbs, Radarious Jackson and Hunter Barnes out, with Daune Morris and David Sanders Jr. questionable, and Jaxson Moi probable.
• The matchup pairs Tennessee’s high-powered offense (53.5 points, 554 yards per game) against a Mississippi State defense allowing 11.8 points per game.
• Betting moved from roughly Tennessee -9 to around -7 as money backed the home Bulldogs, according to the latest lines.
• Mississippi State opens SEC play at 4-0 for the first time since 2014, and former Vols linebacker Jalen Smith has 17 tackles through four games for the Bulldogs.