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Tennessee Football announces uniform combination for Arkansas game

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Syndication: The Knoxville News-Sentinel
Tennessee wide receivers Mike Matthews (4) and Braylon Staley (14) celebrate Staley's touchdown during an NCAA college football game against ETSU on September 6, 2025, in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Tennessee Football will be back in its classic home uniform — white helmets, orange jerseys and white pants — while hosting Arkansas Saturday afternoon at Neyland Stadium. Kickoff between the 12th-ranked Vols (4-1, 1-1 SEC) and Razorbacks (2-3, 0-1) is scheduled for 4:15 p.m. Eastern Time on SEC Network.

Tennessee announced the uniform combination on social media on Thursday morning.

The Vols have 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 and at Mississippi State.

Tennessee goes on the road for its next two games, playing at Alabama next week, then at Kentucky on October 25. The Vols in November have home dates against Oklahoma (Nov. 1), New Mexico State (Nov. 15) and Vanderbilt (Nov. 29), along with the road game at Florida (Nov. 22).

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.

Tennessee 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 included a different version of the uniform each season.