Overview

• Kickoff is 4:15 p.m. ET on SEC Network at Neyland Stadium, with both teams returning from a bye week.
• Tennessee enters ranked No. 12 at 4-1 and is the only FBS team averaging more than 50 points per game, powered by QB Joey Aguilar and FBS touchdown receptions leader Chris Brazzell II.
• Bobby Petrino coaches his first game as Arkansas’ interim after Sam Pittman’s dismissal, having dismissed defensive coordinator Travis Williams and other assistants during the break.
• The SEC-mandated final availability report lists Tennessee DBs Rickey Gibson III and Jermod McCoy and WR Radarious Jackson out, while Arkansas rules out multiple contributors and lists DB Jaheim Singletary as questionable.
• Previews and score predictions from multiple outlets lean heavily toward a Tennessee win, noting Arkansas’ elite 57.9% third-down offense but bottom-of-SEC third-down defense allowing 47.7% conversions.