Tennessee leads the all-time football series against Miami, 2-1, dating to Jan. 1, 1986. The Vols won the 1986 Sugar Bowl, 35-7, against Miami in the first contest. The Hurricanes won at Neyland Stadium, 26-3, on Nov. 9, 2002. Tennessee was also victorious, 10-6, at Miami on Nov. 8, 2003.

The Vols face Florida on Nov. 22 at The Swamp, looking for their first win in Gainesville since 2020. Tennessee (7-3, 3-3 SEC) is No. 20 in the CFP rankings and out of the bubble mix barring chaos ahead. The Gators (3-7, 2-5) have an interim coach but showed some mettle in a losing effort last week at Ole Miss.

Tennessee Football is seemingly down to two options for bowl games. Bowl projections this week — from On3, ESPN, CBS Sports, College Football News and Sports Illustrated — all have the Vols in either the ReliaQuest Bowl in Tampa or the Gator Bowl in Jacksonville.

The Music City Bowl will be contested Dec. 30 at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. Kickoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. EST and will be televised by ESPN. The Vols will face Illinois (8-4, 5-4 Big Ten). The Fighting Illini are receiving 10 votes in the US LBM Coaches Poll after conference championship week.

The Tennessee Volunteers have landed many of their top targets in the state of Tennessee and in the 2026 class as a whole, as they now have 28 commits and signe

Everything Florida football's interim head coach Billy Gonzales said after the Gators' home loss to the Tennessee Volunteers in week 13.