The 2023 college football season will kick off Aug. 26 with Week 0.
Vanderbilt will open play for Southeastern Conference teams in Week 0. The Commodores will host Hawaii on Aug. 26 at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee (7:30 p.m. EDT, SEC Network).
Tennessee will kick off its 2023 campaign on Sept. 2 versus Virginia at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. Kickoff between the Vols and Cavaliers is slated for noon EDT and ABC will televise the season-opening matchup.
The 2023 season will be Tennessee’s third under head coach Josh Heupel.
Heupel guided Tennessee to a 18-8 (10-6 SEC) record and two bowl appearances from 2021-22.
Tennessee’s 2023 football schedule
Ahead of the 2023 season, Vols Wire looks at returning lettermen for SEC teams. Tennessee leads SEC teams with 62 returning lettermen.
Every SEC team’s breakdown of returning lettermen are listed below. Data is provided from “Phil Steele’s College Football Preview.”