2025 Tennessee Volunteers Week 2 Betting Lines
The Tennessee Volunteers opened the season with a neutral-site game in Atlanta against the Syracuse Orange. The reality of the matchup was that it was a virtual home game for the Vols, with thousands of Big Orange faithful making the short trip and enjoying the air conditioning of Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Tennessee won with ease and discovered that they have a major upgrade at the quarterback position. This week, the suffocating heat of Neyland Stadium is the venue for Tennessee's home opener against the ETSU Buccaneers of the FCS. ETSU is coming off an impressive win, but a win in the FCS class.
Tennessee vs. ETSU Week 2 Betting Lines
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Tennessee Volunteers Weekly Matchup
On Saturday, September 6, 2025, the Tennessee Volunteers will host the ETSU Buccaneers at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, TN. Kickoff time is 3:30 p.m. ET with television coverage on SECN+ and ESPN+.
Last game, the ETSU Buccaneers won 45-17 against the Murray State Racers. Devontae Houston ran for 128 yards and two of East Tennessee State's five rushing touchdowns, leading the Buccaneers to a season-opening win over Murray State on Saturday.
The Bucs opened the Will Healy era with a dominant offensive display, piling up 572 total yards, including 392 yards on the ground. Healy is ETSU's third coach in the past three seasons.
Khalil Eichelberger and Houston scored on short runs, and Cade McNamara passed 26 yards to Jeremiah Harrison for another score as the Buccaneers took a 24-3 halftime lead.
Murray State scored twice in the third quarter to make it 24-17, but the Bucs responded with touchdown runs by Houston, Eichelberger, and D’Marius Rucker to close it out.
McNamara completed 12 of 17 passes for 124 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Murray State's Jim Ogle was 22 of 35 passing for 226 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions. Darius Cannon caught 11 passes for 86 yards.
Tennessee Volunteers Weekly Recap
Last game, the Tennessee Volunteers won 45-26 against the Syracuse Orange as 14-point favorites. The game went over the total of 52. Joey Aguilar passed for 247 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 24 Tennessee held off Syracuse for a win on Saturday.
Aguilar was 16-for-28 passing in his first game with the Volunteers. He threw a 73-yard touchdown pass to Braylon Staley in the second quarter and found Star Thomas for a 7-yard TD in the third. He also helped close out the win when he passed to Miles Kitselman for a 2-yard TD in the fourth.
“I came prepared,” Aguilar said. “I go into every game cool, calm, and collected. I have a little mellow flow to me. I get excited, obviously (on) good plays, but I don't get too down on bad plays. Everybody looks to me on the team, so I keep that composure and keep going.”
Thomas also had 92 yards on 12 carries for Tennessee, which opened a 38-14 lead in the third. DeSean Bishop and Peyton Lewis each rushed for a TD.
“It's been good just being in the room with (Bishop and Lewis),” Thomas said. “Getting here in January, I didn't really know the ins and outs of the playbook. Those two guys and the (running back) room helped me learn the ins and the outs."
Tennessee rolled to 493 yards of offense, compared to 377 for Syracuse. Syracuse quarterback Steve Angeli was 23 for 40 for 247 yards and a touchdown in his first start with the Orange. He also threw an interception and was sacked five times.
The Volunteers played without true freshman offensive lineman David Sanders Jr., who was inactive with an undisclosed injury. Sanders was the No. 1 tackle in the 2025 class and was slated to make his debut.
2025 Tennessee Volunteers Football Schedule
| DATE |
OPPONENT |
SCORE |
RECORD |
| Aug 30 |
vs. Syracuse Orange |
W 45-26 |
1-0 |
| Sep 6 |
vs. ETSU Buccaneers |
- |
- |
| Sep 13 |
vs. Georgia Bulldogs |
- |
- |
| Sep 20 |
vs. UAB Blazers |
- |
- |
| Sep 27 |
at Mississippi State Bulldogs |
- |
- |
| Oct 4 |
OFF |
| Oct 11 |
vs. Arkansas Razorbacks |
- |
- |
| Oct 18 |
at Alabama Crimson Tide |
- |
- |
| Oct 25 |
at Kentucky Wildcats |
- |
- |
| Nov 1 |
vs. Oklahoma Sooners |
- |
- |
| Nov 8 |
OFF |
| Nov 15 |
vs. New Mexico State Aggies |
- |
- |
| Nov 22 |
at Florida Gators |
- |
- |
| Nov 29 |
vs. Vanderbilt Commodores |
- |
- |
The Tennessee Volunteers have a glorious history, but a more tumultuous period over the past 15 years. Tennessee has a total of six claimed national championships and eight unclaimed nattys. The last national title for the Vols was in 1998, their first since 1967. Additionally, Tennessee has 16 conference championships in its history.
Tennessee has not had a double-digit win season since 2007, their only one since 2004. The Volunteers have not finished in the national rankings in 2015 and 2016, their only two campaigns since 2007. Tennessee has not ended up in the final national top ten since 2001.
Ironically, the Tennessee decline began when they won the 1998 national championship. Then-head coach Phillip Fulmer became too comfortable, and recruiting suffered significantly as a result. Fulmer was forced into retirement after the 2008 season, and the program has floundered ever since.
Lane Kiffin, Butch Jones, Jeremy Pruitt, and Josh Heupel followed Fulmer with varying degrees of success. Jones seemed on the cusp with 9-4 seasons in 2015 and 2016, but could not maintain momentum.
Tennessee has relied too much on its past for its future. Recruiting and the SEC have undergone significant changes since Fulmer was at the peak of his power. Ironically, Tennessee has experienced rapid population growth over the past two decades, resulting in a significant increase in football talent. But that has not translated into recruiting success for the Volunteers.
Tennessee has had numerous great players in its storied history. Namely, Doug Atkins, Peyton Manning, Reggie White, Eric Berry, and Johnny Majors are among the Big Orange greats.
2025-2026 College Football Schedule
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