12th Hardest Schedule for 2026 per CFN

[HooahVol]

https://collegefootballnews.com/col...all-strength-of-schedule-rankings-2026-spring

I actually think since we picked up Texas and LSU we should be lower that 12th. Maybe since we have both those games at home and knowing Heup's home record that is a plus. One positive is Arkanas supposedly has the toughest schedule and you know who is on their schedule? That's right, we are. So CFN does not see Tennessee as an easy game this year at all.

 

[HooahVol]

You know, I knew we were not playing Florida this year but I did not realize we were not playing Georgia either. While part of me is happy to avoid those games I feel like it is definitely the end of an era.

 

[unfrozencvmanvol]

You know, I knew we were not playing Florida this year but I did not realize we were not playing Georgia either. While part of me is happy to avoid those games I feel like it is definitely the end of an era.

We'll be playing both next year (2027) though. Under this new format you don't avoid anyone long.

 

[Brave Volunteer]

We'll be playing both next year (2027) though. Under this new format you don't avoid anyone long.

Its a meat grinder every year now.

 

[strkr]

Thank Skankey for the nine game bs. He got played by Big Ten. Makes no sense when keeping a meaningless championship game. Drop it.

 

[adam.vol]

Thank Skankey for the nine game bs. He got played by Big Ten. Makes no sense when keeping a meaningless championship game. Drop it.

He must have been payed by the Big 10. We kill them on tv ratings every week, yet they somehow have a better tv deal than we do. Shankey has performed malpractice at best.

 

[maxorange]

Thank Skankey for the nine game bs. He got played by Big Ten. Makes no sense when keeping a meaningless championship game. Drop it.

meaningless is not having SEC game #9 and playing Austin Peay

 

[Illinoisvolfan2]

meaningless is not having SEC game #9 and playing Austin Peay

100%. I’d be okay with 8 if at least 2 of the OOC games were against good competition. But they never are.

 

[GBO2011]

100%. I’d be okay with 8 if at least 2 of the OOC games were against good competition. But they never are.

Even then, we play just as many power 4 teams as most Big Ten teams

 

[GBO2011]

And, we don’t get to play teams like UCLA, Purdue, Rutgers, and Northwestern in conference play

 

[Volinnooga]

And, we don’t get to play teams like UCLA, Purdue, Rutgers, and Northwestern in conference play

You calling UCLA a weak team? Their QB is a 5 star!

 

[adam.vol]

You calling UCLA a weak team? Their QB is a 5 star!

Did he get moved back up to a 5 star after leaving Tennessee? I thought all of our recruits got demoted to 4 star upon verbal commitment.

 

[GBO2011]

You calling UCLA a weak team? Their QB is a 5 star!

"5 star" lol

 

[GBO2011]

3-9....

 

[TrueOrange]

100%. I’d be okay with 8 if at least 2 of the OOC games were against good competition. But they never are.

Yeah, unfortunately, that’s never a thing save for the 4 teams with long time historic OOC rivals in the ACC.