Kekoa Visperas had a touchdown pass and the Tennessee Tech defense allowed just over 200 yards as the Golden Eagles topped Charleston Southern 27-13.

Tennessee State serves as host to No. 11 Tennessee Tech in a Week 4 college football preseason game. Follow live updates.

Tennessee State football faces a big challenge on Sept. 27, when it will try to stop No. 11 Tennessee Tech, which leads the FCS in scoring.

Indiana and Texas A&M would be top-four seeds in the College Football Playoff based on The Associated Press Top 25 released Sunday and Tennessee and South Florida would be back on the mock bracket. Ohio State and Miami remain the top two seeds as the Nos. 1 and 2 teams in the AP poll, with Indiana No. 3 and Texas A&M No. 4.

A top defensive target for Tennessee is now back on the market after a recent decommitment. 2026 four-star Buford (GA.) EDGE Dre Quinn committed to the Clemson

Tennessee Vols athletic director Danny White confirmed on Wednesday during an appearance on 99.1 The Sports Animal that he plans to move away from scheduling neutral site games for UT football. White said that his plan is to schedule more home-and-home series in the future.

Kekoa Visperas passed for 358 yards and four touchdowns and Tennessee Tech overwhelmed Western Illinois 66-20, the 10th straight win for the Golden Eagles.

Even after TSU's defense was able to slow the Southeast Missouri offense in the second half, the Tigers (1-5, 0-3 Big South/Ohio Valley Conference ) could not generate enough firepower with their inept attack to threaten the hosts at Houck Field.

The Tennessee Vols are officially at the halfway point of the 2025 schedule after improving to 5-1 on the season via a 34-31 win over the Arkansas Razorbacks. Tennessee is still very much in the College Football Playoff picture as we enter the final half of the 2025 college football season.