No. 16 Tennessee (6-2, 3-2 SEC) is hosting No. 7 Kentucky (7-1, 5-1 SEC) on Saturday in Week 10. Rankings reflect the US LBM Coaches Poll.
"Excited, November, best part of the year here playing meaningful football and get an opportunity to come home, dark mode homecoming," Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel said ahead of hosting the Wildcats. "First SEC night game for us and excited to get back into our our stadium with our fans and playing a really good football team that is playing extremely well together.
"You look at their ability to win multiple ways. Finish games, turnover margin, they've been elite. One of the least penalized teams in the league. Playing really smart all three phases, so will be a great test and one I'm looking forward to."
Vols Wire is providing live updates for the Tennessee-Kentucky game and are listed below. Kickoff is slated for 6:15 p.m. EST.
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Tennessee versus Kentucky football game officials
04:25 PM ET, November 7 2026, Dan Harralson- Referee: Tim Barker
- Umpire: John Short
- Head linesman: Christopher Hess
- Line judge: Jeremiah Harris
- Back judge: Paul Schardein
- Field judge: Allan Nicholson
- Side judge: Jonathan Bullock
- Center judge: Christopher Bordelon
What channel is Tennessee versus Kentucky football on today?
04:24 PM ET, November 7 2026, Dan Harralson- TV channel: ESPN
- Livestream: Watch live on ESPN
- Time: 6:15 p.m. EST
- Announcers: Tom Hart (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst) and Quint Kessenich (sideline reporter)
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2026 Tennessee football schedule
04:22 PM ET, November 7 2026, Dan Harralson- Sept. 5: versus Furman (W, 56-9)
- Sept. 12: at Georgia Tech (W, 45-24)
- Sept. 19: versus Kennesaw State (W, 42-9)
- Sept. 26: versus Texas (L, 20-17)
- Oct. 3: versus Auburn (W, 24-14)
- Oct. 10: at Arkansas (W, 24-17)
- Oct. 17: versus Alabama (W, 26-10)
- Oct. 24: at South Carolina (L, 27-24)
- Nov. 7: versus Kentucky
- Nov. 14: at Texas A&M
- Nov. 21: versus LSU
- Nov. 28: at Vanderbilt
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