2026 will mark the third season with 16 SEC teams after Oklahoma and Texas became league members in 2024. Each league school will have three permanent opponents and six rotating opponents for the next four years. Beginning in 2026, Tennessee will play Alabama , Kentucky and Vanderbilt as permanent opponents.

Lady Vols basketball steamrolled Winthrop at Food City Center on Dec. 14, notching a dominant win after an 11-day break from games.

Luke Altmyer's Illinois Fighting Illini will be taking on Tennessee in the Music City Bowl, and the star quarterback announced his plans.

Illinois and Tennessee will face off in the Music City Bowl on Dec. 30. Here’s everything to know about the schedule.

The Music City Bowl will be contested Dec. 30 at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. Kickoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. EST and will be televised by ESPN. The Vols will face Illinois (8-4, 5-4 Big Ten). The Fighting Illini are receiving 10 votes in the US LBM Coaches Poll after conference championship week.

Five East Tennessee natives will play in this year’s game: Noe graduated from Anderson County in 2023 and has appeared in 28 games, primarily on special teams in three seasons for the Midshipmen. In 2025 the Norris native has made a career-high six tackles.

Tennessee has its complete 2026 football schedule, which was released on Dec. 11. Here are the dates and opponents, including Lane Kiffin's return.

The Tennessee Vols are scheduled to play in the Music City Bowl against Illinois on December 30 at 5:30 eastern time, according to the University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee finished its regular season 8-4 after a loss to Vanderbilt.

No. 1 Tennessee (12-0) defeated Bowling Green (10-4), 21-15, Saturday in the national championship game at SaberCats Stadium in Houston, Texas. The Vols won their second rugby national championship in program history. Tennessee also defeated Bowling Green, 36-31, on Dec. 4, 2021 for its first national title.