Tennessee football to kick off 2022 season on a Thursday

Tennessee football will kick off the 2022 season on a Thursday.

The 2022 college football season will kick off Aug. 27 with Week 0.

Week 1 is set to kick off Sept. 1 and will conclude Sept. 5.

Tennessee is set to host Ball State at Neyland Stadium in Week 1. Tennessee announced Thursday its season opener will be played on Sept. 1 at 7 p.m. EDT. SEC network will televise the matchup.

The contest will kick off Josh Heupel’s second season as Tennessee’s head coach.

The Vols finished 7-6 (4-4 SEC) during Heupel’s first season in 2021. The 2022 season will feature renovations to Neyland Stadium.

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