Tennessee football announces Checker Neyland game for 2025 season
Tennessee football will hold its Checker Neyland game against Georgia on Sept. 13 at Neyland Stadium in its SEC opener, UT announced.
Former UT star defensive lineman John Henderson also will be honored at the Georgia game as a College Football Hall of Fame inductee.
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Checker Neyland showcases UT's checkerboard pattern across the stadium by utilizing the sections in a strategic manner. Fans are assigned either orange or white based on their seat location. Fans can find which color to wear at CheckerNeyland.com.
It will be the fifth straight season UT holds a Checker Neyland game following a four-year hiatus. It is the ninth Checker Neyland game at UT. The Vols are 4-4 in the eight previous Checker Neyland games with three of the wins coming against Florida. They are 3-1 in coach Josh Heupel's tenure in such games.
The first four Checker Neyland games were under coach Butch Jones. UT did not hold a Checker Neyland game during Jeremy Pruitt's tenure.
UT opens the 2025 season against Syracuse on Aug. 30 (noon ET, ABC) at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
When is Tennessee homecoming 2025 and Senior Day?
UT also announced that 2025 homecoming game will be Nov. 15 when the Vols host New Mexico State. It will be the first meeting between the programs.
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That New Mexico State game will also serve as the Salute to Service, when UT honors service members, veterans and their families. Veterans Day is Nov. 11, earlier that week.
Tennessee's game against Arkansas on Oct. 11 will be part of Champions Weekend, when past teams and athletes who won SEC and NCAA titles celebrate anniversaries.
The Vols will celebrate senior day at their game against Vanderbilt on Nov. 29.
Adam Sparks is the Tennessee football beat reporter. Email adam.sparks@knoxnews.com. X, formerly known as Twitter@AdamSparks. Support strong local journalism by subscribing at knoxnews.com/subscribe.
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