Josh Heupel kicks off Tennessee-Kennesaw State game week

No. 14 Tennessee (2-0) will play its second game at Neyland Stadium during the 2026 football season on Saturday. The Vols will host Kennesaw State (1-1) at 7:45 p.m. EDT.

SEC Network will televise the matchup. Dave Neal (play-by-play), Cole Cubelic (analyst) and Ashley Stroehlein (sideline reporter) will be on the call.

On Monday, sixth-year head coach Josh Heupel discussed Tennessee playing the Owls in Week 3.

“Looking forward to getting back this week inside our stadium and seeing our fans,” Heupel said. “Thank you to all the fans that showed up in Atlanta for the game last Saturday. This will be our Salute to Service game as well, so I want to thank all the men and women that have served, and are currently serving, to protect and give us the opportunity and the freedom that we certainly enjoy. We are welcoming some of the families of the men and women that we’re recognizing this weekend, as well.

“Saturday, we got an opportunity to play a good Kennesaw State football team. We have a lot of familiarity with a lot of their staff. Jerry Mack and his staff have done a really good job. I think they’ve won 12 of the last 14 ball games they’ve played, so this is an opportunity for us this week to continue to grow and get better as a football team.”

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