KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Following the announcement of which teams made the College Football Playoff Sunday afternoon, Tennessee found out its bowl game fate.

Previous Coverage: Bama, Miami in, Notre Dame out and Indiana No. 1 in College Football Playoff rankings

According to On3 , the Vols will play their bowl game in Nashville for the Music City Bowl, where they will face off against Illinois on Dec. 30 at 5:30 p.m. ET.

Tennessee finished the 2025 regular season 8-4 (4-4), ending with a disappointing loss to Vanderbilt and unranked for the first time in more than two years. Illinois also ended their season 8-4.

Last year, Tennessee played Ohio State in the first round of the College Football Playoff, losing 42-17. Prior to that, Tennessee won its last two bowl games: the Citrus

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