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Updating Tennessee Football's odds to make the 12-team College Football Playoff

IMG_3593by:Grant Ramey•06/30/24•

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Tennessee Football not only has the 12th best odds to make the new 12-team College Football Playoff, according to BetOnline, but the Vols are tied with three other teams for the 12th and final spot. 

Tennessee, Missouri, Clemson and Miami are all listed at +200 to make the playoff according to BetOnline.

Ohio State has the best odds at -650, ahead of Georgia (-500), Oregon (-275), Texas (-225), Notre Dame (-210), Penn State (-140), Ole Miss (-130) and Michigan (-110).

Alabama is +120, LSU is +140 and Florida State is +150.

Vols ranked No. 9 overall in ESPN’s Football Power Index

Tennessee came in at No. 9 overall in ESPN’s first FPI update for the 2024 season, with a projected record of 8.6-3.5. The Vols have a 95.4% chance to win six games or more and a 36.9% chance to make the 12-team College Football Playoff.

The FPI gives Tennessee a 5.5% chance to win the SEC, a 6.0% chance to make the national championship game and a 2.7% chance to win the national title. 

On3’s Andy Staples earlier this month projected the Vols to be a No. 11 seed in the College Football, predicting a matchup between Tennessee and No. 6 Oregon in Eugene in the opening round in December.

Kickoff times, kickoff windows for Tennessee this season 

Kickoff times and TV information for four Tennessee games this season have been announced, while kickoff windows are set for the other eight. 

The season-opener against Chattanooga on August 31 will be a 12:45 p.m. Eastern Time start (TV: SEC Network), the N.C. State game on September 7 in Charlotte is set for 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC), Kent State on September 14 will kick at 7:45 p.m. ET (SEC Network) and the UTEP game on November 23 will be a 1 p.m. ET start (SEC Network+).

The SEC and ESPN last week announced kickoff windows — early, afternoon, night or flex — across the league.

Early games will start between Noon and 1 p.m. Afternoon games are between 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. and night games will be between 6 and 8 p.m. Flex games could fall between 3:30-4:30 or 6-8.

Tennessee’s flex games include Oklahoma (September 21), Arkansas (September 28), Florida (October 5) and Alabama (October 12). Night games will be Kentucky (November 2) and Mississippi State (November 9) and the Vanderbilt game on November 30 will be in the early window.

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