FB PREVIEW: No. 7 Vols Set for Marquee SEC Showdown at No. 12 Georgia

ATHENS, Ga. – No. 7 Tennessee and No. 12 Georgia will square off between the hedges on Saturday night at Sanford Stadium in a game that will have major implications in the SEC standings as well as the College Football Playoff race.

The Vols enter the game with the longest current win streak in the SEC, having won four straight, but will be playing their first road contest since a 19-14 loss at Arkansas on Oct. 5, while the Bulldogs will be playing at home for the first time since a victory over Mississippi State on Oct. 12.

BROADCAST INFO

Saturday’s game will feature a national broadcast on ABC with Chris Fowler (PxP), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Laura Rutledge (sideline reporter) and Holly Rowe (sideline reporter) on the call. Coverage is slated to begin at 7:30 p.m.

Fans can listen to Tennessee’s official radio broadcast on the Vol Network (Local: WIVK-FM 107.7/WNML-FM 99.1) over 65 stations across the state of Tennessee and the southeast, SiriusXM (Ch. 82) and the SiriusXM app (Ch. 82), as well as the Varsity App. A live audio stream of the broadcast will also be available on UTSports.com​ and the Tennessee Athletics App. Fans attending the game are encouraged to listen to the radio broadcast via the Vol Network Stadiumcast on 89.9 FM.

Bob Kesling (PxP), VFL Pat Ryan (analyst) and Brent Hubbs (analyst) will call the action, with VFL Jayson Swain handling sideline duties for the Vol Network radio broadcast. The Big Orange Countdown pregame show begins two hours prior to kickoff at 5:30 p.m. The pregame show is hosted by John Wilkerson, Brent Hubbs, VFL Jayson Swain and a rotating VFL special guest each week. Vol Network celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2024. 

The Spanish broadcast is available locally on WNML-AM 990 with Carlos Lopez (play-by-play) and VFL Fuad Reveiz on the call. That version is also available on UTSports.com and the Tennessee Athletics app. 

GAMEDAY INFO

All gameday information for this Saturday’s contest in Athens can be found HERE.

NEED TO KNOW

College GameDay on Site
For the second time this season, ESPN College GameDay will be on site for a Tennessee road game. Saturday will mark the Vols’ 26^th all-time appearance on the show, as well. In the previous four College GameDay appearances for the Big Orange under head coach Josh Heupel, they have posted a 3-1 record, with victories over Oklahoma (2024), Alabama (2022) and Florida (2022).

Super Sampson

Superstar running back Dylan Sampson is coming…