Published Sep 30, 2024
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Tennessee will play its third-straight primetime game when it returns to Neyland Stadium next week.

The No. 4 Vols (4-0, 1-0 SEC), in their first home game in four weeks, are slated to play Florida (2-2, 0-1) on Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN, the SEC announced Monday.

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It will be the first time that Tennessee has hosted Florida at night since 2018 and the Vols' fourth primetime game on ESPN/ABC this season.

The Vols won their last meeting against the Gators in Knoxville, 38-33 in 2022 but have lost 17 of the last 19 games in the series, including a 29-16 defeat in Gainesville last season.

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Tennessee will likely enter the match up as a sizable favorite. The Vols are unbeaten coming off of a 25-15 road win at Oklahoma before facing Arkansas in Fayetteville on Saturday (7:30 p.m. ET, ABC).

Florida opened with a 41-17 loss to Miami and fell to Texas A&M, 33-20 in its SEC opener two weeks ago. The Gators, who have wins over FCS Samford and Mississippi State, host Central Florida on Saturday.

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