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SEC using six-day window for Tennessee-Oklahoma kickoff time

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Sep 13, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Oklahoma Sooners running back Jovantae Barnes (2) reacts after rushing for a touchdown against the Temple Owls in the first half at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Ross-Imagn Images

The SEC will use the six-day window to determine the kickoff time for Tennessee Football’s game against Oklahoma on November 1 at Neyland Stadium. The game will be either a 3:30 p.m., 7 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The SEC announced the rest of the Week 10 schedule on Monday afternoon. 

The Oklahoma start time will be announced Saturday night at the conclusion of this week’s SEC games. The game will be on either ABC or ESPN based on kickoff times.

The Vols (4-2, 2-2 SEC), coming off the 37-20 loss at Alabama Saturday night, go to Kentucky (2-4, 0-4) for a 7:45 Eastern Time start on SEC Network at Kroger Field in Lexington. 

South Carolina won 26-7 at South Carolina Saturday night

Oklahoma (6-1, 2-1) won 26-7 at South Carolina Saturday night, bouncing back from the 23-6 loss against Texas in the Red River Rivalry in Dallas last week. 

Quarterback John Mateer completed 18 of 26 passes for 150 yards and a touchdown in the win at South Carolina. Tory Blaylock ran 19 times for 101 yards and a touchdown and Isaiah Satenga III caught. Seven passes for 73 yards and a touchdown. 

The Vols play three of four games at home in November. The second bye week of the season on October 8 follows the Oklahoma game. New Mexico State is homecoming opponent on November 15. Tennessee goes to Florida on November 22 and closes the regular-season schedule against Vanderbilt at Neyland Stadium on November 29.

The New Mexico State game is a 4:15 p.m. ET start on SEC Network, the Florida game is another Flex game and Vanderbilt is in the afternoon window, meaning kickoff will be between 3:30-4:30 p.m. ET.

Tennessee and Oklahoma have played only five times

Tennessee is 3-2 all time against Oklahoma, dating back to 1939.

The Vols won 25-15 at Oklahoma last season in the first game the Sooners played as an SEC team.

Tennessee beat Oklahoma 17-0 on New Year’s Day 1939 in the Orange Bowl. The Sooners won 26-24 in the 1968 Orange Bowl and beat the Vols 34-10 in Norman in 2014.

The 31-24 Oklahoma win in overtime in 2015 is the only game the Sooners have played at Neyland Stadium. 

Tennessee jumped out to a 17-0 lead by the 12:14 mark of the second quarter, but Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield rallied his team and tied the game on a touchdown pass with 40 seconds left. The Sooners won in the second overtime on an 18-yard pass to Sterling Shepard.