Tennessee football vs Syracuse kickoff time announced for 2025 season opener

Tennessee football will play Syracuse in Atlanta at noon ET on Aug. 30 in the 2025 season opener.

The kickoff time was announced on May 13.

UT and Syracuse will face off in the Aflac Kickoff Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The game will be broadcast on ABC to kick off an Aug. 30 tripleheader of college football season openers.

Alabama at Florida State is slated for 3:30 pm ET, and LSU at Clemson will be at 7:30 p.m. ET. Both games will be on ABC.

Then South Carolina vs. Virginia Tech in Atlanta is slated for Aug. 31 (3 p.m. ET) on ESPN.

Tickets on sale for Tennessee vs. Syracuse

Tickets are on sale for Tennessee’s  2025 opener against Syracuse.

To purchase tickets to UT’s game against Syracuse, visit AllVols.com. Additionally, fans interested in purchasing future UT season tickets can fill out a season ticket interest form.

This will be Tennessee’s third appearance in the Kickoff Game in Atlanta. The Vols beat NC State 35-21 in 2012, and they won 42-41 over Georgia Tech in double overtime in 2017.

UT has had success recently in neutral-site games. The Vols beat Virginia 49-13 in the 2023 opener at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. And they beat North Carolina State 51-10 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte in 2024.

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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