Tennessee football’s SEC matchup against Kentucky will kick off at either 7:30 p.m. or 7:45 p.m. ET with either ABC, ESPN or the SEC Network broadcasting the game, the SEC announced on Monday afternoon.
The matchup was already set for a game in the night slot (6-8 p.m. ET) but the exact details were not set until Monday afternoon.
Texas A&M’s road trip to South Carolina is one of the other games that’s in the same flex spot as Tennessee-Kentucky at Neyland Stadium.
Tennessee and Kentucky are in very different spots entering the border rivalry game. The Vols are 6-1 (3-1 SEC) and coming off a rivalry win over Alabama ahead of this week’s open date. Kentucky is currently 3-4 (1-4 SEC) and has a very winnable home game against Auburn this week in Lexington.
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It’s been an incredibly turbulent year for Mark Stoops and Kentucky to date. South Carolina blew out Kentucky in Lexington in the second week of the season. But then the Wildcats showed real life, losing a narrow game against Alabama before upsetting Ole Miss in Oxford.
But right when it looked like Kentucky was turning its season around, the Wildcats lost back-to-back games against Vanderbilt and Florida to fall below .500 on the season.
While Kentucky needs key wins to become bowl eligible. Tennessee needs to pick up another win to remain in a strong spot to make the 12-team college football playoff.
Other top SEC games in week 10 include Florida-Georgia at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC and Vanderbilt-Auburn and Ole-Miss Arkansas which are noon ET kick offs with flex broadcast details.
