Akron @ No. 15 Tennessee: How to Watch, Betting Odds, Key Statistics

The Tennessee Volunteers will host the Akron Zips this Saturday night in the first home-weekend game of the season.

Tennessee/Akron Preview: Tennessee Football Preview: Akron Comes to Knoxville (+ an Important Hamburger Story)

How to Watch – Akron (1-1) @ No. 15 Tennessee (2-0):

• Date: Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022
• Start Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
• Streaming: Akron @ Tennessee will exclusively be on the digital networks of SEC Network+ and ESPN+.
  • SEC Network+ (via UT Sports)
    • SEC Network+ is not a television channel. It is complementary to SEC Network and provides content and programming exclusively online. It delivers thousands of additional live events, on-demand content and original programming NOT available on ESPN’s television networks. Viewers can access content on SEC Network+ through the ESPN app or at espn.com/watch, but the viewer must already subscribe to a cable or satellite package that includes SEC Network in order to gain access to SEC Network+ content.
  • ESPN+ (via UT Sports)
    • ESPN+ is a streaming sports platform that requires a paid subscription ($9.99 monthly). It is completely separate from any cable or satellite package. With the exception of select SEC football games in the fall (including Tennessee vs. Akron on Saturday), ESPN+ does not carry any live events being broadcast through SEC Network or SEC Network+.
• Radio (Knoxville): The Vol Network/The Vol Network App

For more on streaming options for Akron @ Tennessee, click here.

Betting Odds

ESPN‘s Football Power Index also gives Tennessee a 99.2 percent chance to win, according to their database’s algorithm.

Previous Matchups

Tennessee and Akron have only met two times on the gridiron with the last meeting back in 2012.

• 1989 – Tennessee 52, Akron 9
• 2012 – Tennessee 47, Akron 26
  • Tyler Bray: 27/43, 401 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
  • Raijon Neal: 22 carries, 151 yards, 1 receiving touchdown
  • Justin Hunter: 8 receptions, 115 yards, 1 TD
  • Zach Rogers: 3 receptions, 72 yards

Stat Leaders (2022 Season)

Tennessee:

• Passing: Hendon Hooker – 45/67, 546 yards, 4 TDs
• Rushing: Jaylen Wright – 22 carries, 135 yards, 1 TD
• Receiving: Cedric Tillman – 15 receptions, 230 yards, 1 TD

Akron:

• Passing: Jeff Undercuffler Jr. – 11/22, 80 yards
  • Starting QB DJ Irons went down with a leg injury in week two
• Rushing: Cam Wiley – 31 carries, 114 yards, 2 TDs
• Receiving: Shocky Jacques-Louis – 11 receptions, 153 yards, 1 TD
  • Jacques-Louis was originally a Tennessee commit in 2017

2022 Records

Tennessee:

• Week 1: Ball State 10 @ Tennessee 59
• Week 2: No. 24 Tennessee 34 @ No. 17 Pittsburgh 27 (OT)

Akron:

• Week 1: St. Francis PA 23 @ Akron 30 (OT)
• Week 2: Akron 0 @ No. 14 Michigan State 52

Tennessee Week Two Recap Video

Fight until the end!#GBO 🍊 pic.twitter.com/NVZJ5URooe

— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) September 12, 2022

Head Coach Josh Heupel – Thursday Press Conference

Tennessee Week Three Depth Chart