A sentiment that may have led fans to believe they were meant to contend after all, which has since led to frustrations with fifth-year head coach Josh Heupel, who is 43-18 in his tenure in Knoxville. Something that ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit does not agree with at all as he revealed on the latest episode of the “Nonstop.”

Tennessee (6-3, 3-3 SEC) enters its second and final open date during Week 11 of the 2025 college football season. The Vols have games remaining against New Mexico State, at Florida and versus Vanderbilt in regular-season play.

Week 10 of the 2025 college football season featured three ranked-on-ranked matchups that could loom large in the College Football Playoff race. None was bigger than No. 18 Oklahoma's clash with No. 14 Tennessee -- a battle between SEC foes that served as a de facto elimination game as the calendar flips to November.

Oklahoma’s College Football Playoff chances are not yet zero, but the odds remain long, even after Saturday’s win over Tennessee. The Sooners travel to Alabama in two weeks and can both strengthen their resume while dropping Alabama from a total lock position.

Neyland Stadium is at the middle of the college football landscape on Saturday night, with No. 18 Oklahoma visiting No. 14 Tennessee in a de facto College Football Playoff elimination game. Both touting 6-2 records,

The No. 18 Oklahoma Sooners (6-2) and the No. 14 Tennessee Volunteers (6-2) link up in an SEC showdown on Saturday afternoon. The Sooners are

Tennessee lost to Oklahoma in a culmination of near misses and incomplete performances from the 2025 season. Maybe we should've seen this coming.

College football Week 10 odds, picks, predictions, TV channel, streaming for Oklahoma Sooners vs Tennessee Volunteers SEC game Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025.

The No. 18 Oklahoma Sooners face the No. 14 Tennessee Volunteers, led by quarterback Joey Aguilar on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025 at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn.

Kickoff from Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., is at 7:30 p.m. ET. The Volunteers are 2.5-point favorites in the latest Oklahoma vs. Tennessee odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 55.5. Before making any Tennessee vs. Oklahoma picks, check out the college football predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model .