Tennessee football announces uniform combination for Texas game

Tennessee football will stick with a traditional look open SEC play at home against the top-ranked team in the country. The No. 13 Vols (3-0) will wear white helmets, orange uniforms and white pants when they host No. 1 Texas (3-0) on Sept. 26 (noon E.T., ABC) at Neyland Stadium. It's the first time

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Tennessee football will stick with a traditional look open SEC play at home against the top-ranked team in the country.

The No. 13 Vols (3-0) will wear white helmets, orange uniforms and white pants when they host No. 1 Texas (3-0) on Sept. 26 (noon E.T., ABC) at Neyland Stadium. It's the first time the Longhorns have ever played football in Knoxville.

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UT's new adidas uniforms also feature a jersey patch sponsored by First Horizon Bank. The deal announced on Sept. 1, which also includes UT Olympic sports, is worth more than $12 million annually for UT athletics.

What is Tennessee's record in each uniform combination during the 2026 season?

Two of UT's first three wins of the 2026 season have come in the traditional home combination of white helmets,

orange tops and white pants.

The Vols routed Furman 56-9 win in on Sept. 5 and beat Kennesaw State 42-9 on Sept. 19, both games at Neyland Stadium. They went 3-2 in that same combination during the 2025 season with wins over Syracuse, ETSU and Arkansas, and losses to Georgia and Vanderbilt.

The Vols hit the road and played in white helmets, uniforms and pants in a 45-24 win at Georgia Tech on Sept. 12. They won two of four games in the all-white combination in 2025, notching wins over Kentucky and Florida but losing to Alabama and Illinois.

What alternate uniforms will Tennessee wear this season?

UT announced a new edition of the "smokey grey" uniforms it has worn throughout the years on Aug. 20 and it honors the 100th anniversary of Gen. Robert Neyland's first season coaching the Vols. The team will wear the grey uniforms on Oct. 3 against Auburn.

While not necessarily an alternate uniform, the Vols will add a special, throwback flare to the Third Saturday in October this year. UT will wear orange uniforms and Alabama will wear crimson in each of the next two games played between the two schools. The Oct. 17, 2026 matchup will be the first color-on-color clash between the two rivals since 1970.

Stephen Thompson covers Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball. Email him at stephen.thompson@knoxnews.com and follow him on X @stephenethom.

This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Tennessee football announces uniform combination for Texas game