After its second open date of the season, Tennessee football is back in action this week when the Vols host New Mexico State at Neyland Stadium. Dave Neal, Fozzy Whittaker and Morgan Uber are on the call for the SEC Network. Kickoff is at 4:15 p.m. ET.
It’s the third Tennessee game that the Neal, Whittaker and Uber crew are announcing this season. They previously announced the Vols’ win at Mississippi State and their home win against Arkansas two weeks later.
Tennessee’s homecoming game is its fifth in the afternoon time slot this season. The Vols played ETSU, Georgia, Mississippi State and Arkansas in that time frame. They also played two games in the early time slot against Syracuse and UAB. Tennessee has played three night games this season against Alabama, Kentucky and Oklahoma.
The Vols are one of just two SEC teams playing out of conference games in week 12 of the college football season. Top SEC games the second week of November include Oklahoma-Alabama, Texas-Georgia and Texas A&M-South Carolina.
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Tennessee enters its final non conference game of the season with a 6-3 (3-3 SEC) record. The Vols chances of returning to the College Football Playoff are essentially nonexistent but there’s still plenty to play for with rivalry matchups against Florida and Vanderbilt remaining on the schedule.
New Mexico State enters the matchup with a 3-6 (1-5 CUSA) record on the 2025 season. The Aggies started the year 2-0 with wins over Bryant and Tulsa but are 1-6 since then including four straight losses ahead of their trip to Neyland Stadium.
Tennessee is 40.5-point favorites over New Mexico State according to the DKSportsbook. The over/under is set at 61.5
The Vols are 2-0 against New Mexico State all time with Tennessee earning blowout wins at Neyland Stadium in both the 1983 and 1986 season.
