The 2023 college football season will kick off Aug. 26 with Week 0.
The season will conclude with the College Football Playoff. The AllState Sugar Bowl and the Rose Bowl Game will host College Football Playoff semifinals on Jan. 1, 2024.
The Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl champions will play in the national championship game on Jan. 8, 2024 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.
2023 will be the final season the College Football Playoff will use a four-team format. A 12-team College Football Playoff format will debut in 2024.
2023 SEC football returning passing yard leaders
2023 SEC football returning rushing yard leaders
Tennessee will kick off its third season under head coach Josh Heupel on Sept. 2 versus Virginia. Kickoff between the Vols and Cavaliers is slated for noon EDT at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. ABC will televise the season-opening matchup.
Ahead of the 2023 college football season, Phil Steele released a preseason top 40 in “Phil Steele’s College Football Preview.”
The Vols are ranked in the top 20 by Steele.
Below are Steele’s top 25 teams entering the 2023 season.