Food City 2-Minute Drill: Tennessee prepares for Mississippi State on a Tuesday

Tennessee is coming off a 56-24 win over UAB and will now set its sights on Starkville as the Vols hit travel for the first true road game of the season at Mississippi State on Saturday at 4:15 p.m. ET.

What did Tennessee accomplish in Saturday’s win over UAB that can be carried over to this week on the road? How do the Vols erase past road issues and win a critical matchup in conference play? What challenges does Mississippi State present with their offense and tempo?

Brent Hubbs and Austin Price detail all the business from a Tennessee Tuesday on the Volquest 2-Mite Drill, powered by Food City.

Tennessee Football will learn its Southeastern Conference opponents for the 2026 seasons when the league releases its new-look nine-game schedule Tuesday night. The new schedules will be released at 7 p.m. Eastern Time on SEC Network and ESPN2.

The nine-game schedules will feature three annual rivalry games to go with a six-game rotation, assuring that all SEC teams will play each other every two years and play each team home and away every four seasons. 

Tennessee Football will learn its Southeastern Conference opponents for the 2026 seasons when the league releases its new-look nine-game schedule Tuesday night. The new schedules will be released at 7 p.m. Eastern Time on SEC Network and ESPN2.

The nine-game schedules will feature three annual rivalry games to go with a six-game rotation, assuring that all SEC teams will play each other every two years and play each team home and away every four seasons.