The Tennessee Vols are playing the Illinois Fighting Illini in the Music City Bowl in Nashville. Follow live updates.

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Tennessee Football will end its 2025 season against Illinois in the Music City Bowl on Tuesday at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. Kickoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time and the game will air on ESPN.

Penn State safety Dejuan Lane will transfer to Tennessee football, giving defensive coordinator Jim Knowles another player he coached last season.

Arizona State quarterback Sam Leavitt will visit Tennessee on Jan. 7. He is the No. 1 ranked player in the transfer portal.

Today’s college football action features the Tennessee Volunteers taking on the Illinois Fighting Illini in the 2025 edition of the Music City Bowl.

Louisville kicker Cooper Ranvier will transfer to Tennessee. He made 21 of 25 field goals in the 2025 season as a redshirt freshman.

Tennessee will try to wrap up the 2025 college football season with a ninth win. The No. 23 Vols (8-4) conclude their year in the Music City Bowl in Nashville against Illinois (8-4) in a SEC vs. Big Ten matchup. The game is set for Dec. 30 (4:30 p.m. CT, ESPN) and will be held at Nissan Stadium.

The Tennessee Volunteers face the Illinois Fighting Illini in the Music City Bowl on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025 at Nissan in Nashville, Tenn.

No. 23 Tennessee (8-4, 4-4 SEC) is playing its final game of the 2025 football season on Tuesday. The Vols are facing Illinois (8-4, 5-4 Big Ten) in the Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. Fifth-year head coach Josh Heupel discussed playing in the Music City Bowl for a second time during his Tennessee tenure.