Overview

• Tennessee confirmed its planned military flyover before Saturday’s Arkansas game at Neyland Stadium is canceled due to the federal shutdown.
• The Vols will host the Razorbacks at 4:15 p.m. ET on SEC Network in their first home game since the Oct. 1 lapse in appropriations.
• It is Tennessee’s first missed home flyover of the season and the first absence at Neyland since Nov. 9, 2024, when timing and civil-twilight rules prevented it.
• The Texas A&M–Mississippi State game last weekend also lost its scheduled flyover, which had been set to feature the Texas Military Department’s 36th Combat Aviation Brigade.
• Air traffic controllers are working without pay as staffing shortages contribute to delays, while DOT says the Essential Air Service program is funded through early November and the Senate continues votes to restore government funding.