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Updated OCT 3, 2026Tennessee hosts Auburn with SEC records at stake
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Tennessee will host Auburn at 3:30 p.m. ET Saturday, Oct. 3, at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, with the nationally televised ESPN game carrying SEC stakes for both 3-1 teams. The Vols are 0-1 in conference play after losing 20-17 to Texas on Sept. 26. Auburn is 1-1 in the SEC after grinding out a 21-15 win over Vanderbilt that same day. Tennessee is trying to avoid an 0-2 SEC start, while Auburn can strengthen its conference position before a tougher stretch that leads to Georgia. The matchup will test whether Tennessee can fix the line-of-scrimmage problems exposed against Texas against an Auburn team that just won a grinding game of its own. For Tennessee, the afternoon comes with a simple demand: clean up the line of scrimmage before the SEC record gets worse.
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