Tennessee football will travel to 'The Swamp' to play Florida on September 16 for its third game of the 2017 season. The rivalry game will kickoff at 3:30 p.m. on CBS, the network announced today.
The Vols beat the Gators 38-28 last season, snapping an 11-game losing streak in the series. Tennessee rallied from a 21-0 deficit in that game.
Brad Nessler will call the play-by-play on CBS, stepping in for Verne Lundquist who retired from his football duties after 17 years off calling the SEC on CBS.
Tennessee opens the 2017 season on September 4 in Atlanta. The Vols take on Georgia Tech in the brand new Mercedes-Benz Stadium. That game will kickoff at 8 p.m. on ESPN.
The Vols play Indiana State later that week on September 9, before traveling to Florida the following week for the SEC opener.