Lane Kiffin's decision to leave the Ole Miss Rebels in the middle of a College Football Playoff run to become the new head coach of the LSU Tigers is easily one of the biggest stories in all of sports over the last month.

Jim Knowles is officially set to become the next Tennessee Volunteers defensive coordinator.

(utsports.com)– Tennessee will host five Southeastern Conference games — Texas, Auburn, Alabama, Kentucky and LSU — as the 2026 football schedule dates were unveiled Thursday night on SEC Network. The SEC announced in August it would play a nine-game conference schedule starting with the 2026 season.

Tennessee football offers a scholarship to a 2027 four-star defensive lineman from California.

Josh Heupel’s youngest Tennessee team produced four players who made the 2025 SEC All-Freshman team. UT tied Alabama for the most players on the list.

Jermod McCoy will bypass another season with the Vols for the NFL Draft.

Tennessee football's final bowl game and opponent projection.

For fans of the Tennessee Vols looking to get their 2026 football trips in order, that planning can now begin in earnest. The SEC released the schedules of all of its schools on Thursday night, and now Tennessee can circle the dates on the calendar they'll be heading to see the team play or

New Tennessee defensive coordinator Jim Knowles must work with Josh Heupel to construct the staff, evaluate the roster and determine portal needs.

Tennessee football signee Joel Wyatt is anxious to join the Vols in January, but he made the most of his time at Oakland.