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5-at-10: UT football is going to be better than you think, WNBA drama (again), surprise sideline election W

Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel gestures to players on the field during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Florida, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Gainesville, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel gestures to players on the field during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Florida, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Gainesville, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

By Times Free Press Staff August 12, 2026 8 min read

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UT football

It’s getting closer, friends.

College football is close. We’ve almost made it. Yay us.

So let’s start looking around the landscape of college football and some of the bigger storylines.