Dark Mode is back on Rocky Top, and Tennessee gave fans another look at the new Adidas era on Thursday morning with a release video for the all-black uniforms.
That reveal finished off a four-day run of uniform unveilings from the Vols. Tennessee started with the orange uniforms on Monday, followed by the white uniforms on Tuesday and the Summitt Blue uniforms on Thursday before closing with the Dark Mode look.
The video Tennessee posted came with a simple message: “Darkness comes for all. pic.twitter.com/O8S5Ls0cws
- Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) July 9, 2026”
There still isn’t a confirmed game for the Dark Mode uniforms in the 2026 season, but Tennessee’s Nov. 7 home game against Kentucky looks like the most obvious fit. It’s a night game in Neyland Stadium, it comes a week after Halloween and it’s an SEC rivalry matchup, so the timing lines up neatly. For now, though, nothing has been officially announced.
Last week, Tennessee coach Josh Heupel laid out the school’s excitement about the partnership in a statement: “We appreciate adidas recognizing the power of the Tennessee brand and we are excited about the future of this transformative partnership. Both current and future Vols will benefit from this historic deal,” Tennessee HC Josh Heupel said in a statement last week. “adidas is providing us with world-class resources and apparel that will continue to push our brand to the forefront of college football for years to come. We can’t wait to showcase our adidas uniforms this fall.”
Tennessee’s history with Adidas stretches back to 1995-2015, a run that included the 1998 National Championship for football and a long list of Lady Vols basketball titles in 1996, 97, 98, 2007 and 08. The school moved to Nike on July 1, 2015, and later wore the swoop while winning the 2024 College World Series.
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