Kickoff time, TV finalized for No. 5 Tennessee at Arkansas
No. 5 Tennessee and Arkansas will kick off in Fayetteville next Saturday (Oct. 5) at 7:30 pm ET, 6:30 pm local. The game will be televised on ABC and ESPN+, as announced by SEC spokesman Chuck Dunlap late Saturday night.
The game was previously announced as either a 7 or 7:30 pm ET start on either ESPN or ABC prior to Week 5’s games.
Tennessee (4-0) was off this weekend after the 25-15 win at No. 21 Oklahoma. Arkansas (3-2) dropped a close one to Texas A&M Saturday afternoon on the road after previously knocking off Auburn 24-14 on the road as well.
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 three 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.
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Game time is set❗️
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) September 29, 2024
at Arkansas
🗓️ October 5
⌚️ 7:30pm ET
📺 ABC
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No. 5 Tennessee at Arkansas: How To Watch
Kickoff Time: Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time
TV: ABC
Streaming: ESPN App, ESPN+
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.
