Overview
- Kickoff is Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET at Neyland Stadium on ESPN with Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers and Cole Cubelic on the call.
- Odds list Tennessee by about 3 points with a total around 65–65.5, as CBS touts the over while SportsLine’s model leans under.
- SEC availability reports note Tennessee is without DBs Jermod McCoy, Rickey Gibson III and Sidney Walton plus TE Miles Kitselman, with RB Peyton Lewis and DL Jordan Ross questionable, while Vanderbilt lists DL Yilanan Ouattara, QB Drew Dickey, RB Chase Gillespie, DB Vanzale Hinton and DL Nikhil Jefferson out.
- Quarterbacks headline the matchup as Tennessee’s Joey Aguilar leads the SEC with 3,145 passing yards and Vanderbilt’s Diego Pavia nears 3,000 with Heisman buzz and program records in reach.
- The game marks the 119th meeting in a series Tennessee leads 81-32-5, with Vanderbilt seeking a win to bolster CFP entry and a first 10-win season as the Vols aim to play spoiler.