The rivalry dates back to the start of the 20th century but does the history meet the threshold for becoming an SEC annual game?

The Tennessee Volunteers and the Georgia Bulldogs are both banged up to start the week as they both have multiple people on the injury report entering the weekend, which is exactly what you could expect from two teams to play very hard and very aggressively when it comes to every Saturday that they compete.

The SEC released the teams’ first availability report on Wednesday night, and Tennessee OT David Sanders, Jr. and DL Jaxson Moi both appeared on the report as questionable. Tennessee will be without both starting cornerbacks Rickey Gibson III and Jermod McCoy, as expected.

Josh Heupel arrived at Tennessee four years ago with a unique offensive system. It has worked against most teams — except Georgia.

Gunner Stockton will be Georgia's starting quarterback at Neyland Stadium. He completed 40-of-58 passing attempts for 417 yards, two touchdowns and zero interceptions against Marshall and Austin Peay in 2025. The 6-foot-1, 215-pound redshirt junior also recorded 86 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 15 attempts.

Josh Heupel ended Tennessee's drought against the Florida and Alabama. Now will the Vols lift the hex against Georgia? We discuss on our Vols podcast.

Tennessee has solved Alabama and Florida but still can’t crack Georgia. Here’s why the Bulldogs dominate the Vols, and what must change at Neyland.