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Josh Heupel discusses Tennessee's future football schedules
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The Southeastern Conference will announce football opponents for the next four years for all 16 league schools on Tuesday. A one-hour special, "SEC Now: 2026-29 Football Opponents Reveal," will be televised by SEC Network and ESPN2 at 7 p.m. EDT.
Each school will have three permanent opponents and six rotating opponents for the next four years. Beginning in 2026, Tennessee will play Alabama , Kentucky and Vanderbilt as permanent opponents .
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On Monday, fifth-year Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel discussed the Vols' future scheduling that will be announced Tuesday.
"I do think rivalries matter," Heupel said. "It's a part of the tradition of this game. Fan bases, you know, pointing to those football games, I hadn't heard about that report. I know that the league, that's something that they've, you know, it's been important to them to try to protect some of those special games for universities and their fan bases."
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