Tennessee must vacate all 11 of the Volunteers' wins from the 2019 and 2020 seasons under former coach Jeremy Pruitt as part of the NCAA's penalties stemming from recruiting violations during his . 21+ (18+ NH/WY). A copy of the Tennessee-UTEP football game contract was obtained from the University of Texas at El Paso via a Texas Public Information Act request. Tennessee will host UTEP at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. Here's a look at the league's 10 most difficult schedules in totality during the 2024 season: 10. The Vols kick off their season off with a game at Nissan Stadium in Nashville against Virginia on Sept. 2. The Gators went 6-7 in 2022 in their first season under coach Billy Napier. The fourth thing I noticed about UTs 2024 schedule: Florida is still on it. Peyton Manning a national champion? Eligibility restrictions apply. Im fascinated to see how all of this plays out. 1 player in the state of Mississippi in the 2024 cycle but is currently being recruited heavily by the Tennessee Volunteers, according to On3. In the meantime, we can form educated guesses as to what Tennessee's schedule might look like in the first . Five-star defensive lineman Williams Nwaneri and four-star defensive lineman Kamarion Franklin headline Tennessees visitor list. UT has played Oklahoma only four times. UT won't play SEC East opponents Missouri and South Carolina. The league voted to keep an eight-game conference schedule for the 2024 season, but has not announced a long-term plan for conference scheduling. The last season they didnt play was 1944 because of World War II. Third-year head coach Josh Heupel, QB Joe Milton, DL Omari Thomas and TE Jacob Warren. / Notre Dame Stadium. The summer months have already been kind to the Oklahoma Sooners on the recruiting trail, and we've still got a month and a half until most high school seasons kick off for the 2023 season. Tennessee's 2024 Non-Conference Schedule Chattanooga N.C. State (Charlotte) Kent State UTEP Quick Reaction As expected, the Tennessee-Alabama series will continue, along with the Vanderbilt. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. (Photo: Bryan Lynn/Icon Sportswire, Getty), SEC football 2023: Preseason QB rankings topped by Arkansas' KJ Jefferson, LSU's Jayden Daniels, SEC preseason power rankings: Multiple playoff contenders out front with Georgia, GET 60% OFF AN ANNUAL VIP MEMBERSHIP TO GOVOLS247. July 16, 2023 6:32 pm CT. On Saturday, Texas A&M's 2024 recruiting class is now 18 players deep after four-star wide receiver Ernest Campbell, currently one of the fastest human beings on the planet (it's a long list), committed to the Maroon and White, joined fellow wide receiver commits in Cameron Coleman, Drelon Miller . 0. . UTEP is the second known non-conference opponent for Tennessee for the 2024 season. The Volunteers will head east to Charlotte to face NC State in the Duke's Mayo Classic on September 7th, 2024. Home games against Kent State (September 14) and UTEP (November 23) also are on the schedule. But the 2024 slate will include familiar opponents and a few unique matchups. Tennessee has eight 2024 commitments ranked among top 300 prospects: Cornerback Kaleb Beasley, wide receiver Braylon Staley, tight end Jonathan Echols, quarterback Jake Merklinger, running back Peyton Lewis, offensive lineman Max Anderson, safety Marcus Goree and defensive lineman Jeremias Heard. It once appeared an inevitability that the league would play a nine-game conference schedule, but now it wont happen until 2025 at the earliest. Please check your email for a confirmation. . They have played every season since missing 1943 for World War II. 13 nationally and sixth in the Southeastern Conference. Sign up for the Vols Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. Sign up for the Vols Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. Lewis is the 12th known commitment in Tennessee's 2024 . So Thursdays news was notable for the MAC program, which will receive a $1.35 million paycheck for the game and the opportunity to play at Neyland Stadium. Odds and lines subject to change. But better to play Oklahoma sooner than later. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. Next is a neutral site game against NC State in Charlotte, North Carolina on Sept. 7. The Tennessee Volunteers now have their full 2024 SEC schedule after the SEC schedule release. As expected, the Tennessee-Alabama series will continue, along with the Vanderbilt matchup. At least for now, the SEC opted to stick with eight games. Photo: Bryan Lynn-USA TODAY Sports. Tennessees 2024 schedule is listed below. All options are on the table for the future, but this is a nice band-aid to get us through 2024. UTs rivalry with Vanderbilt is the only one guaranteed to survive as an annual game in either the eight-game or nine-game SEC schedules proposed beyond 2024. 0:04. 194, Thank you for having me! Tennessee football will unofficially begin the 2023 season with SEC Media Days on Thursday in Nashville. Running Back (27) Pos Ht / Wt Rating Status. There is a clause in the game agreement between the Vols and Golden Flashes stating that Tennessee would owe no damages for the specific instance of the SEC moving from eight conference games to nine. The Tennessee Volunteers have added the UTEP Miners to their 2024 football schedule, FBSchedules.com has learned. Tennessee Titans 2024 Schedule. Updated 2024 SEC recruiting rankings after JJ Harrell decommits from Vols. The SEC will stick with eight conference games, but they were challenged with the task of preserving as many rivalries as possible while maintaining a competitive balance. The Southeastern Conference announced the 2024 football schedule as the league moves to 16 teams and eliminates divisions. This creates a new dilemma for the league how do you set the schedule? *Schedule subject to change, TSU and WNSR Establish Partnership to Enhance Gameday Coverage, Football has 11 Players and One Coach Named to OVC's 75th Anniversary Team, Kickoff Time and TV Announced for Season Opener at Notre Dame, Tennessee State Athletics Celebrates 2023 Spring Graduates, Tickets and Travel Packages Now Available for Notre Dame Game on 9/2. Scores. 1 player in Mississippi schedules official visit to Tennessee, Running back Jerrick Gibson schedules visit to Tennessee, 2024 cornerback Cai Bates schedules visit to Tennessee, 4-star offensive tackle schedules official visit to Tennessee, Tennessee secures official visit with Missouri wide receiver, No. Tennessee's 2024 schedule now will feature SEC rivals Alabama, Florida, Kentucky and Mississippi State coming to Neyland Stadium and road trips to Oklahoma, Arkansas, Georgia and Vanderbilt. (Photo: Maria Lysaker, USA TODAY Sports) 2024 schedule : Notre Dame, McNeese . Its no longer as easy as six divisional games and two out of division games. Last season, UT got a long awaited win over Alabama, snapping a 15-game losing streak to the Crimson Tide since Nick Saban arrived. The Vols won four straight over the Commodores. Gambling Problem? Texas A&M Aggies. For Tennessee, the home opponents in 2024 will be Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, and Mississippi State, while the road opponents will be Oklahoma, Vanderbilt, Arkansas, and Georgia. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (CO/IL/IN/LA/MD/MI/NJ/OH/PA/TN/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (KS/NH), 888-789-7777/visit ccpg.org (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), visit OPGR.org (OR), or 1-888-532-3500(VA). 0:52. TV More. But for 2024? So Tennessee will either get the Longhorns or the Sooners in 24, but we dont know where just yet. 117, READ: Tennessee secures official visit with Missouri wide receiver, 16-18 @Vol_Football @CoachKelseyPope @CoachKodyCook19 @coachjoshheupel @CoachHalzle @DAWGHZERECRUITS @BrianStaley_12 pic.twitter.com/iPqxooLK1z, National ranking (On3 consensus): No. Noah Taylor VolReport. The SEC reached what can be considered only a temporary resolution on its future football scheduling for format on Thursday, when league presidents and chancellors voted to remain at eight conference games in 2024 when Texas and Oklahoma join from the Big 12. In other words, Tennessee almost certainly will be playing Vanderbilt and Alabama in 2024, and one would think Kentucky, too the Commodores, Crimson Tide and Wildcats are the three rivals the Vols have played more than 100 times and theyve played only one other program (Ole Miss) more than 60 times. Below are 2024 recruits scheduled to visit the University of Tennessee this week. Keep in mind this is only a one-year deal, a stopgap measure before the league finally makes up its mind whether to go from an eight-game or nine-game conference schedule on a regular basis, beginning in 2025. The Vols are listed as a leader for multiple top prospects in the class of 2024, according to On3s recruiting prediction machine. Florida (Jacksonville, Oct. 28) (Photo: Andrew Ivins, 247Sports . Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/KS/LA (select parishes)/MA/MD/MI/NH/NJ/NY/OH/OR/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. Oklahoma and Texas will join the conference from the Big-12 after the conclusion of the 2023 season. Schedule as of 1/18/22 The email, written in November of 2020 two months before Fulmer retired and head coach Jeremy Pruitt was fired for NCAA violations, included two more current SEC coaches Auburn coach Hugh Freeze and South Carolina coach Shane Beamer. Four-star wide receiver JJ Harrell decommitted from Tennessee on June 5. Oklahoma. But based on how well the Vols have performed and recruited under Heupel, I expect them to contend for a playoff berth in 2024. The Vols will play Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky and Vanderbilt the same five teams they have been playing annually since the conference went to East and West divisions in 1992. Speculating on how good or bad SEC teams will be in another year is risky business, particularly in this NIL/transfer portal era. The latest is 2024 Charlotte (N.C.) Providence Day four-star wide receiver Jordan Shipp. UT last played Mississippi State in 2019. 2023 Tennessee State University Athletics. A couple of weeks ago down in Destin, it was revealed that the SEC would stick with an eight-game conference schedule during the 2024 football season. 276, READ: Linebacker Edwin Spillman discusses Tennessee, official visit, Omillio Agard (@OmillioA) April 18, 2023, National ranking (On3 consensus): No. Support strong local journalism by subscribing at knoxnews.com/subscribe. For speculative purposes, lets assume Alabama and Georgia are at the top of their game; the Vols lose to both teams next year. Score By Period. Cameron Ohnysty. @ByNoahTaylor. Below are 2024 recruits scheduled to visit the University of Tennessee this week. Theyll also host Mississippi State for the first time since 2019. Please check your email for a confirmation. Odds are pretty good that everyone wont leave the night happy with what they got. Location: South Bend, Ind. Travaris Banks @CoachTimBanks #GBO @Vol_Football @VolFBRecruiting pic.twitter.com/C7OOS0BPLU Travaris Banks. UT last played Arkansas in 2020 as part of an SEC-only schedule during the COVID-19 pandemic. All rights reserved. 1. Coach Kirby Smart has led the Bulldogs to back-to-back national championships. The Miners are scheduled to open the season at Nebraska on Aug. 31 and will also travel to Colorado State on Sept. 21. If not, Venables might not be the coach. All rights reserved. Football at Notre Dame September 2, 2023 2:30 PM. If former Tennessee athletic director Phil Fulmer had his way, Florida football coach Billy Napier could have ended up patrolling the sidelines at Neyland Stadium instead of The Swamp on fall Saturdays. A made for TV schedule reveal, of course. Tennessee avoids bowl ban, fined more than $8M for recruiting violations (2:02) Coley Harvey details how the Volunteers avoided a bowl ban but were fined more than $8 million for recruiting . Follow all your favorite Tennessee teams at Vols Wire, Titans Wire and The Tennessean! But what about those second-tier rivalry games? Follow all your favorite Tennessee teams at Vols Wire, Titans Wire and The Tennessean! Tennessee will face SEC newcomer Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma, but will not face Texas during the 2024 season. Football September 20, 2022 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- A season-opener in Nashville against ACC foe Virginia and home tilts against South Carolina, Texas A&M and Georgia highlight the 2023 Tennessee football schedule, as the Southeastern Conference unveiled the full slate of games on Tuesday night. 52. View All Headlines. The SEC made rivalries a priority in assembling its 2024 eight-game conference schedule. ATHENS --Georgia will keep Auburn, Florida, and Tennessee in the 2024 Southeastern Conference football schedule according to an announcement Wednesday evening on the SEC Network.The one-year, eight-game conference schedule will have the Bulldogs playing three SEC home games (Auburn, Mississippi State and Tennessee) along with the traditional game with Florida in Jacksonville. The Volunteers will host Alabama, Florida, Kentucky and Mississippi State in Neyland Stadium. The official 2024 Football schedule for the University of Tennessee Volunteers He may be reached at 865-342-6284 or john.adams@knoxnews.com. Tennessee football is proof of that. Void in ONT. (). Alabama's 2024 schedule contains its three prominent rivals Auburn, Tennessee and LSU but will be without four current divisional members: Arkansas, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Texas A . The series against Missouri started when the Tigers began play in the SEC in 2012. I think Ive been clear about honoring traditional rivals so Im excited about that, but Im not going to give my schedule away right now. Gambling Problem? SEC to reveal 2024 football opponents and locations. Third-year head coach Josh Heupel, QB Joe Milton, DL Omari Thomas and TE Jacob Warren will represent UT and speak with the media. Georgia, the two-time defending national champion, has won six straight over UT heading into this seasons matchup. Location: Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee, Location: Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, North Carolina, Location: Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, Oklahoma, Location: Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, Arkansas, For more on Arkansas visit Razorbacks Wire, Location: Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia, PHOTOS: Tennessee-Kentucky football series through the years, Location: FirstBank Stadium Nashville, Tennessee, PHOTOS: Tennessee-Vanderbilt football series through the years.