Kickoff times, TV options announced for No. 5 Tennessee at Arkansas
No. 5 Tennessee’s game at Arkansas next Saturday will start at either 7 or 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time and will be on either ESPN or ABC. The SEC on Saturday announced updated kickoff times and TV designations for Week 6.
The game’s start time will be finalized next week.
Tennessee (4-0) is off this week after the 25-15 win at No. 21 Oklahoma. Arkansas (3-1) hosts Texas A&M Saturday afternoon and is coming off a 24-14 road win at Auburn last week.
The Razorbacks started the season with a 70-0 win over Arkansas Pine Bluff, then lost in 39-31 in overtime in Week 2 at Oklahoma State, a game that the Hogs led 21-7 at halftime. Arkansas rallied from down 17-3 to beat UAB 37-27 at home two weeks ago.
The Tennessee-Arkansas game was previously set as a “flex” game during the offseason by the SEC, meaning kickoff would be either between 3:30-4:30 p.m. ET or 6-8 p.m. ET.
Other flex games on Tennessee’s schedule are the home games against Florida (October 12) and Alabama (October 19) and the road game at Georgia (November 16).
The home games against Kentucky (November 2) and Mississippi State (November 9) will be night games, kicking off between 6-8 p.m. ET, with exact times to be announced later.
No. 5 Tennessee at Arkansas: How To Watch
Kickoff Time: Saturday, 7 or 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time
TV: ESPN or ABC
Streaming: ESPN App
Radio: WNML-FM 99.1 in Knoxville. The Vol Network radio broadcast can be heard on local affiliates across the state of Tennessee.
The Tennessee-Arkansas Series
Tennessee has a 16-3 all-time record against Arkansas in a series that dates back to 1907. The Vols won 12 of the first 14 games but the Razorbacks have won four of the last five, including the last three.
Arkansas beat Tennessee 24-13 in Fayetteville in November 2020. The Hogs won 24-20 at Neyland Stadium in 2015 and 49-7 in Fayetteville in November 2011. The Vols won 34-13 in Knoxville in 2007 and Arkansas won 31-14 at home in November 2006.
Arkansas and South Carolina joined the SEC in 1991 and Tennessee and Arkansas played every season between 1992 and 2002, with the Vols winning nine of 11 when it was an annual game.
Tennessee has two bowl wins over Arkansas, beating the Razorbacks 31-27 in the Cotton Bowl on New Year’s 1990 and 14-13 in the Liberty Bowl in December 1971.
