No. 9 Tennessee will try to stay focused on Austin Peay on Saturday, Sept. 9, with a date with the Florida Gators looming. The game will be live streamed on ESPN+ and Sling Orange.

The Vols host the FCS opponent in Tennessee’s home opener with a visit to the Swamp to play Florida looming next on the schedule. Coach Josh Heupel made clear what he expects inside Neyland Stadium.

The Volunteers (1-0) opened the season routing Virginia 49-13 in Nashville last week in what technically was a neutral site game, though Tennessee fans helped pack in 69,507 fans for the largest attendance at the home of the NFL’s Tennessee Titans for a football game.

Now the Vols can try to extend a home winning streak to 10 straight at Neyland, where their last loss was in 2021 to Georgia.

Tennessee showed the offense is just as capable as last season with new quarterback Joe Milton III leading the Vols in piling up 499 total yards. That’s a nice follow to a unit that ranked first in the country for most yards and points per game.

The Vols showed some promising signs for a defense that ranked 128 out of 133 teams against the pass last season. They gave up just 106 yards passing to Virginia, an indication of possible improvement this season.

Austin Peay (0-1) makes the trip from Clarksville trying to figure out a way to slow down the Vols’ attack, The Governors struggled in a 49-23 opening loss to Southern Illinois last week, but coach Scotty Walden has an offense that likes to spread the field too.

When is Tennessee-Austin Peay?

Tennessee and Austin Peay meet at 4 p.m. (5 p.m. ET) on Saturday, Sept. 9.

Will it be live streamed?

ESPN+

You can subscribe to ESPN+ for just $9.99 a month (or $99.99 per year) through the ESPN App, (on mobile and connected devices), ESPN.com or ESPN+. It is also available as part of a bundle offer that gives subscribers access to Disney+, Hulu (ad-supported), and ESPN+ — all for just $12.99/month.

ESPN+ will be the exclusive home to loads of games involving the Big 12, AAC, Conference USA, MAC and Sun Belt. That includes Oklahoma vs. SMU in Week 2. There are also some SEC nonconference games exclusive to streaming (called SEC Network+), but people who have SEC Network on a TV package can watch those games in the ESPN app without having to pay for ESPN+.

Sling

Sling Orange is $40 a month and offers ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN3. Here’s what you need for the SEC Network Plus.

SlingTV is offering some special season-long football packages. Starting at $274 (a savings of $76), you can get five months of Orange & Blue + Sports Extra. The packages includes NFL Redzone, ESPN, NFL, SEC, ACC, PAC 12, Big10, and Longhorn Networks.

You can also get a college football specific offer. Get 5 months of Sling Orange + Sports Extra, starting at $199, a savings of $56, which Includes ESPN, SEC, ACC, PAC 12, and Longhorn Networks. Catch every game on ABC with ESPN3 simulcast.

Will it be televised?

The Tennessee-Austin Peay game will be broadcast on SEC Network Plus and won’t be available on traditional television.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.