The Lady Vols will give fans an early look at Kim Caldwell’s third Tennessee team on Saturday, with an open practice set for Food City Center before the football game against Alabama.
Practice begins at 10 a.m., with gates opening at 9:30 a.m. The session will double as a scrimmage against UT’s male practice players, and fans sticking around afterward will get a 30-minute autograph session from roughly noon to 12:30 p.m.
Admission is free, though parking on campus is reserved for the football game. Fans are being directed to sit in Sections 103, 104, 105, 106 and 107, with entry available through Gates C and D. Concession stands will be closed.
The event comes as Tennessee continues its run-up to an open exhibition against Florida A&M and the start of the regular season. Caldwell, guard Rylie Theuerkauf and guard Kaylene Smikle also traveled to Birmingham on Tuesday for SEC Tipoff ’27, where Caldwell laid out what she wants from this group.
“I think when you are building a team any time this time of year, it’s really important to set your foundation, make sure you have your culture, make sure you really set your standard,” Caldwell said. “When you have so many new players, it really helps you set that standard the exact way that you want it to because they don’t know any better.
“They’ve been great. They’ve done nothing but try to please our coaching staff and get it right.
They want to get it right, they want to get better, they want to learn, they want to be coached. It’s been really fun so far.”
The Lady Vols’ exhibition against Florida A&M is set for Oct. 27 at Food City Center. Bridgette Gordon, an LVFL, coaches FAMU.
Tip-off is at 6:30 p.m. ET on SECN+.
Tennessee opens the regular season Nov. 2 in Knoxville against Duquesne, with that game also scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET on SECN+.
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