Vols announce kickoff time, ticket info for Orange & White Game at Neyland Stadium

The details are set for Tennessee football’s annual Orange & White Game, which returns to Neyland Stadium on April 15. The annual split-squad game will kickoff at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Tickets will be $5.

The Vols announced the information on Tuesday: “Premium and non-premium seating will be available for the Orange & White Game. Admission to the game is $5 for non-premium seats, and all proceeds will count as a contribution to the My All Campaign. All seats can be secured now at AllVols.com or by calling the UT Athletic Ticket Office at (865) 656-1200. All open sections of the bowl of Neyland Stadium will be general admission seating. Details will be forthcoming from the Tennessee Fund regarding premium seating options, pricing and parking.”

Tennessee noted in its press release that walk-up admission is available on game day “but fans are strongly encouraged to obtain their seats in advance. All tickets will be digital and can be accessed via a mobile device—identical to the regular season.”

Orange & White Game: Saturday, April 15, 2 p.m. ET

Gates will open at 1 p.m. ET and fans can access general admission seating through gates 13, 14, 15-A,  16, 17, 20, 21, 22 and 23. Tennessee’s clear bag policy will be in effect for the game.

The South End of Neyland Stadium will be closed due to ongoing construction. The Vols were unable to host the spring scrimmage at the stadium last spring due to ongoing renovations.

Tennessee will host the first-ever Vol Village Music Festival in Lot 9, with live bands on stage between Noon and 2 p.m. ET. There will also be for trucks and other activities in Vol Village. Other information and music artists will be announced at a later date.

Josh Heupel will enter Year 3 with Tennessee after taking the program to an 11-win season in 2022. The Vols revitalized the football program by starting the season 8-0, climbing all the way to No. 1 in the first College Football Playoff Top 25.

Tennessee won 10 games in the regular season for the first time sine 2003 and won 11 games for the first time since 2001, ending the season with the 31-14 win over Clemson in the Capital One Orange Bowl. The Vols finished at No. 6 in the final Associated Press Top 25.

Vols coming off 11-win season in Year 2 under Josh Heupel

At home, Tennessee was a perfect 8-0 including wins over Florida and Alabama. Neyland Stadium added the party deck in the north end zone upper deck, a new video board above the party deck, and a new lower east side club and club seating a year ago, leaving the stadium unable for a spring game. Instead, the Vols hosted a intrasquad scrimmage on a practice field. 

The spring game will give Tennessee fans the first look at five-star quarterback Nico Iamaleava, who enrolled with the Vols in December and went through some bowl practices with his new teammates, including other signees from the 2023 recruiting class. 

Tennessee’s 2023 recruiting class is ranked 10th nationally and fourth in the SEC, with a class score of 91.86. Iamaleava was the headliner in the group, finishing as the No. 1 overall player in the class in the On3 ratings. Defensive lineman Daevin Hobbs is ranked No. 29 and finished as a five-star prospect in the On3 rankings and wide receiver Nathan Leacock is No. 45, giving the Vols three top-50 players from the class. Leacock is ranked No. 71 overall, four-star in-state edge-rusher Caleb Herring is No. 83 and four-star edge rusher Chandavian Bradley is No. 97, making it five top-100 prospects.