Tennessee football opens up its 2023 season against Virginia at noon ET on ABC. The Vols and Cavaliers will face off at Nissan Field in Nashville as one of the premier games of opening weekend of college football.
The kick-off time and broadcast details for the first three weeks of the college football season were release Wednesday with a handful of exceptions.
One of those exceptions is Tennessee’s week two matchup against Austin Peay. The kick-off time between the instate foes was not set Wednesday though the game with not be on television. The SEC Network+ will stream the matchup.
The game time and broadcast details for Tennessee football’s SEC opener against Florida can be seen here.
The game times and broadcast details for the rest of Tennessee’s games will be announced two Mondays before the Saturday matchups. Though Tennessee’s matchups against Alabama and Georgia will likely be the CBS Game of the Week in their perspective weeks.
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Tennessee opened as massive 27-point favorites against Virginia last week according to Draft Kings. Returning an abundance of production from last season’s Orange Bowl Championship, Tennessee is poised for another strong season while expectations are low for second-year Virginia coach Tony Elliot.
The Cavaliers went 3-7 a season ago while cancelling their finale two games of the season after the tragic deaths of players Lavel Davis Jr., Devin Chandler and D’Sean Perry in a shooting last November.
After an extremely challenging first season for coach Tony Elliot on-and-off the field, Virginia faces an uphill battle to be competitive in the ACC this season. Cavs’ quarterback Brennan Armstrong transferred to North Carolina State this offseason providing a hit to an already poor Virginia offense.
Tennessee and Virginia last met in the 1991 Sugar Bowl when the Vols used a fourth quarter comeback to knock off the Cavaliers 23-22 in New Orleans.
The broadcasting crew for Tennessee’s matchup against Virginia has not been announced.
