Tennessee and Syracuse are set to bring some midday action to Atlanta during the SEC-ACC College Football opening weekend slate on Aug. 30, 2025.
The Vols and the Orange will square off at Noon ET on ABC, according to a report from Action Network’s Brett McMurphy.
The Tennessee-Syracuse game will be the first of a SEC-ACC triple-header on Saturday, Aug. 30, to open the season. Florida State will then host Alabama at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC, followed by LSU at Clemson at 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC.
South Carolina will then take on Virginia Tech on ESPN on Sunday, Aug. 31, at 3:00 p.m. in Atlanta.
Tennessee’s Syracuse game on Saturday and South Carolina’s VT game on Sunday will both be played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
The Vols are an early favorite here in mid-May.
Here’s a look at how Tennessee’s schedule shapes out in 2025:
- Saturday, Aug. 30 – Tennessee vs Syracuse (Atlanta, GA) – Noon ET on ABC
- Saturday, Sep. 6 – ETSU @ Tennessee – TBD
- Saturday, Sep. 13 – Georgia @ Tennessee – TBD
- Saturday, Sep. 20 – UAB @ Tennessee – TBD
- Saturday, Sep. 27 – Tennessee @ Mississippi State – TBD
- Saturday, Oct. 11 – Arkansas @ Tennessee – TBD
- Saturday, Oct. 18 – Tennessee @ Alabama – TBD
- Saturday, Oct. 25 – Tennessee @ Kentucky – TBD
- Saturday, Nov. 1 – Oklahoma @ Tennessee – TBD
- Saturday, Nov. 15 – New Mexico State @ Tennessee – TBD
- Saturday, Nov. 22 – Tennessee @ Florida – TBD
- Saturday, Nov. 29 – Vanderbilt @ Tennessee – TBD
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SEC/ACC opening weekend kickoff/broadcasts
Aug 30, Saturday
Syracuse-Tennessee (Atlanta), noon ET ABC
Alabama at Florida State, 3:30 pm ABC
LSU at Clemson, 7:30 pm ABCAug 31, Sunday
South Carolina-Virginia Tech (Atlanta), 3 pm ESPN— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) May 13, 2025
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