The No. 6 ranked Tennessee Volunteers welcome in No. 14 Mississippi State on Tuesday night to Food City Center.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Tennessee Volunteers remain at No. 6 in the Week 12 AP Poll despite dropping their second game of the season to Vanderbilt on Saturday, 76-75. Related Coverage: Tennessee’s comeback falls short in upset loss to Vanderbilt.

The Tennessee Volunteers appear to be gaining some momentum on the college football recruiting trail. Tennessee is being labeled as "one of the front-runners" to land a top pass rusher in the 2026 recruiting class. On3.com's Steve Wiltfong reported that the Vols used this past weekend to host several top recruiting targets.

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A couple of top 15 SEC teams are facing off on Tuesday, Jan. 21 when the No. 14 Mississippi State Bulldogs take on the No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers at Food City Center in Knoxville, Tenn.

The Tennessee Lady Volunteers are taking on the Lady Commodores on Sunday after a great week from the Vols. Tennessee is entering the game ranked 15th with only two losses as the Commodores enter this game unranked with four losses. Tennessee on SI provided their full predictions on the game below.

The Bulldogs led the Volunteers at the break, but a second-half surge from No. 6 Tennessee put the game out of reach for No. 23 Georgia.

The 2024 college football season has come to an end and now it’s time to look ahead to the 2025 season. That includes an interesting non-conference matchup scheduled for Week 1 between the Syracuse Orange and the Tennessee Volunteers.

Tennessee guard Talaysia Cooper (55) tries to steal the ball away from Samford guard Sierra Godbolt (22) during a basketball game between the Lady Vols and Samford held at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center in Knoxville on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. / Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Chaz Lanier scored 23 points and sank five 3-pointers as No. 6 Tennessee got back on track with a resounding 68-56 win over No. 14 Mississippi State on Tuesday in Knoxville, Tenn.

Tennessee brushed aside its loss at Vanderbilt over the weekend and took out its frustration on Mississippi State on Tuesday night.