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Jon Gruden to headline 2025 Tennessee Football Coaches Clinic

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Jon Gruden
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Jon Gruden will headline Tennessee Football’s 2025 Coaches Clinic, set for March 28-29 inside the Anderson Training Center in Knoxville. Gruden started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Tennessee under head coach Johnny Majors from 1986-87.

Mike Keith, the new “Voice of the Vols” will also speak at the Coaches Clinic, along with Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel. The keynote speakers will talk on March 28. 

The clinic is open to high school and middle school coaches and gives the attendants an opportunity to watch Tennessee’s spring practice on March 29. Registration can be found at TennesseeFootballCamp.com.

Gruden coaches in the NFL for 15 seasons, including two stints with the Oakland Raiders and Las Vegas Raiders, as well as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, winning Super Bowl XXXVII with the Bucs in 2002. 

Tennessee opens season vs. Syracuse on August 30 in Atlanta

After opening the season in Atlanta against Syracuse, Tennessee hosts ETSU in the home opener at Neyland Stadium on September 6. SEC play starts at home against Georgia on September 13 and UAB comes to Knoxville on September 20. The Vols go to Mississippi State on September 27 in the first SEC road game of the season.

Tennessee has an open date on October 4, then hosts Arkansas on October 11, then goes to Alabama on October 18 and Kentucky on October 25. 

In November the Vols host Oklahoma on November 1 and New Mexico State on November 15, go to Florida on November 22 and close the regular-season schedule at home against Vanderbilt on November 29.

Tennessee opened as a 13.5-point favorite against Syracuse in early lines released in January by has already been released by FanDuel. 

Tennessee and Syracuse will meet in the Aflac Kickoff Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on August 30. The total is set at 55.5. Tennessee opened at -480 on the money line while Syracuse was listed at +360.

FanDuel sets Tennessee win total at 9.5

Tennessee’s win total for the 2025 season is set at 9.5, according to FanDuel. Georgia’s is also set at 9.5 wins while Alabama’s total is 8.5 and Florida’s total is 6.5.

Georgia went 11-3 last season, including a 31-17 win over Tennessee in Athens on November 16. The Bulldogs made the 12-team College Football Playoff, losing to Notre Dame 23-10 in the Sugar Bowl in the quarterfinal round.

Alabama went 9-4 in its first season under Kalen DeBoer, including a 24-17 loss at Tennessee on October 19, and lost to Michigan in the Reliaquest Bowl after being left out of the College Football Playoff.

Florida started 4-5, including a 23-17 overtime loss at Tennessee on October 12, then won four straight games to end the season. The Gators capped the year with a 33-8 win over Tulane in the Gasparilla Bowl. 

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