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Tennessee announces uniform combination for white out game at Mississippi State

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Angelina Alcantar/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images | Tennessee wide receiver Mike Matthews (4) celebrates with Tennessee running back Peyton Lewis (2) after Lewis scores a touchdown during a NCAA football game between Tennessee and UAB at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., September 20, 2025.
Angelina Alcantar/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images | Tennessee wide receiver Mike Matthews (4) celebrates with Tennessee running back Peyton Lewis (2) after Lewis scores a touchdown during a NCAA football game between Tennessee and UAB at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., September 20, 2025.

Tennessee Football will be back in its all orange uniform — white helmets, orange jerseys and orange pants — on the road at Mississippi State on Saturday at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville. The Vols are wearing home orange while Mississippi State hosts a white out.

The Vols announced their uniform combination on social media on Thursday. Kickoff between Tennessee (3-1, 0-1 SEC) and Mississippi State (4-0, 0-0) is scheduled for 4:15 p.m. Eastern Time on SEC Network.

Mississippi State announced in August it would wear its all-white core road uniform against the Vols, paired with a white helmet with the maroon MSU interlocking logo and a maroon facemask and helmet stripe. 

The all-white Mississippi State uniform will pay homage to the 2000 Bulldogs, who beat Texas A&M 43-41 in the Independence Bowl, played in a snowstorm in Shreveport, La.  Former Mississippi State coach Jackie Sherrill and members of the 2000 Mississippi State team will be invited back to Starkville and recognized during the game, according to a press release. 

Tennessee has worn orange in every game so far this season. It was the traditional home uniform in the first three games this season — Syracuse, ETSU and Georgia — then all orange against UAB last week.

Other uniform options for Tennessee home games are orange jerseys and orange pants paired with Summitt Blue accents, the all-black Dark Mode alternate and the new edition of the Smokey Grey uniform for the 2025 season.

Vols in final season of Nike apparel contract

Tennessee is in its final season in Nike uniforms under its current apparel contract. The Vols on July 1 will begin a 10-year deal with Adidas.

The Vols have two alternate uniforms, with the Smokey Grey and Dark Mode sets. The Dark Mode look was introduced in 2021, the first season under head coach Josh Heupel, and features all-black jerseys and pants, with orange numbers and pants stripes.

A white helmet trimmed in black was worn in 2021 — the orange helmet stripe and Power T was trimmed in black, to go with a black facemask — before an all-black helmet was added in 2022.

The Vols wore the Dark Mode uniform in wins over South Carolina in 2021 and 2023 and wins over Kentucky in 2022 and 2024.

Vols wearing new Smokey Grey alternate vs. New Mexico State

Tennessee will wear its 2025 Smokey Grey alternate uniform for homecoming against New Mexico State on November 15. It will also be Salute to Service weekend, tying in with the uniform set which was designed in collaboration with the Tennessee Military Department, the 134th Air Refueling Wing in East Tennessee and the Tennessee National Guard.

The uniform incudes stencil numbers, military-inspired patches and a Davy Stripe on the helmet, shoulders and pants, serving as “a modern take on Crockett’s famous, fringed uniform.”

This season’s Smokey Grey uniform is the fourth in the Smokey Grey Series, which dates back to the 2022 season and has in