KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - It is the clash of orange as Tennessee opens the 2025 season against Syracuse at the Aflac Kickoff Game in Atlanta.

This is the second time Tennessee has played inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The Vols opened the 2017 season against Georgia Tech, one of the first games played in the stadium. Tennessee were the victors taking down the Yellow Jackets 42-41 in a double overtime thriller.

Tennessee is 3-0 all-time against the Syracuse Orange. The last time out was in 2001 when Syracuse came to Knoxville and the Vols won 33-9.

Another of those three wins came in 1998 when Tennessee opened the season against Syracuse winning in a nail bitter, 34-33. The Vols went on to win the National Championship that season.

Josh Heupel is 4-0 in season openers at Tennessee, outsco

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