For the second straight year, Tennessee will open the season on a Thursday night in Neyland Stadium. The Volunteers officially announced that their opener against Ball State has been moved from Saturday to Thursday, September 1st.
Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET on SEC Network.
Football season just got two days closer.
Thursday, Sept. 1
#Vols vs. Ball State
7pm ET
SEC Network#GBO— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) April 14, 2022Tennessee did the same thing last year against Bowling Green, likely in an attempt to get more eyeballs on an otherwise not-so-interesting non-conference “cupcake” matchup.