Tennessee and Connecticut have an agreement in place to play a football game in 2026 in Knoxville, an athletic department spokesman confirmed Wednesday.

A game contract is being finalized. The Hartford Courant reported that the deal is for the Vols to pay UConn a $1.8 million guarantee for the game.

Previously, the schools signed a contract in 2008 for a home-and-home series. The agreement called for a game in East Hartford, Conn., in 2015, with the Huskies making a return trip to Knoxville in 2016.

That series was suspended so Tennessee could play neutral-site games against Bowling Green in 2015 in Nashville and against Virginia Tech in 2016 in Bristol. The series was never rescheduled, but conversations picked up this year about playing a single game that UT would host.

UConn is the second nonconference opponent on Tennessee's docket for 2026. The Vols are scheduled to play Nebraska in Lincoln, Neb., on Sept. 12, 2026, before the Huskers make the return trip in 2027.

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