The 2023 college football season will kick off Aug. 26 with Week 0.
Tennessee will open play Sept. 2 versus Virginia.
The season will conclude with a final four-team College Football Playoff. The AllState Sugar Bowl and the Rose Bowl will serve as the College Football Playoff semifinals on Jan. 1, 2024.
The Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl champions will advance to the national championship game on Jan. 8, 2024 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.
A 12-team College Football Playoff format will debut in 2024.
Ahead of the 2023 season, Vols Wire projects where head coaches could vote and rank Tennessee in the preseason USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll. A preseason USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll projection is listed below.