KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Saturday is the first Tennessee football game of the 2025 season, and the team kicked off the day with the Vol Walk as they headed to Mercedes-Benz stadium to take on Syracuse.

Vol fans headed to Atlanta Friday, flooding the city ready to kick off the season with Rocky Top pride. The Aflac Kickoff Game between Tennessee and Syracuse is the first time fans will have a chance to watch new quarterback Joey Aguilar in action on the field.

The game kicks off at noon and will be broadcast on 6 News.

Coming up next week, the Vols will be facing ETSU on Saturday, Sept. 6, followed up by Tennessee's game against Georgia on Sept. 13. Both of those games will take place in Neyland Stadium, where there are some changes fans headed to the game should know before they arrive

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