Was this weekend's loss to Oklahoma the nail in the coffin for Josh Heupel and Tennessee's College Football Playoff (CFP) hopes?

The Volunteers blew another lead because of key mistakes -- and now Tennessee is forced to focus on the future

The No. 18 Oklahoma Sooners face the No. 14 Tennessee Volunteers, led by quarterback Joey Aguilar on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025 at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn.

Neyland Stadium is at the middle of the college football landscape on Saturday night, with No. 18 Oklahoma visiting No. 14 Tennessee in a de facto College Football Playoff elimination game. Both touting 6-2 records,

The Volunteers' all-black look received glowing feedback on social media as Saturday's game versus Oklahoma commenced.

The Sooners showed off their survival skills Saturday night.  They survived a dreadful first half on both sides of the ball. Survived a late turnover. Survived to see another day in the race to the College Football Playoff.

The College Football Playoffs don't start for more than a month, but for two-loss SEC teams like Texas, Oklahoma and Tennessee, they essentially start on Saturday. Those teams are all part of top-20 matchups as the No.