Tennessee football projected for in-state bowl game after Arkansas win

The college football season enters Week 7. A top 15 matchup will be contested on Saturday in the SEC. No. 14 Tennessee (5-1, 2-1 SEC) will host No. 7 Alabama (5-1, 3-1 SEC) at Neyland Stadium. Kickoff between the Vols and Crimson Tide is slated for 3:30 p.m. EDT. ABC will televise the matchup with S

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The college football season enters Week 7. A top 15 matchup will be contested on Saturday in the SEC.

No. 14 Tennessee (5-1, 2-1 SEC) will host No. 7 Alabama (5-1, 3-1 SEC) at Neyland Stadium. Kickoff between the Vols and Crimson Tide is slated for 3:30 p.m. EDT.

ABC will televise the matchup with Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst) and Katie George (sideline reporter) on the call.

On Tuesday after Week 6 games, Erick Smith of USA TODAY released updated bowl game projections.

Tennessee is projected to play in the Liberty Bowl on Jan. 2, 2027 against Cincinnati. Kickoff for the Liberty Bowl is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. EST at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee (ABC).

Tennessee's schedule in 2026 consists of home games

against Furman (W, 56-9), Kennesaw State (W, 42-9), Texas (L, 20-17), Auburn (W, 24-14), Alabama, Kentucky and LSU, while playing at Georgia Tech (W, 45-24), Arkansas (W, 24-17), South Carolina, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt.

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