Illinois accepted an invitation to the Music City Bowl in Nashville on Dec. 30 at Nissan Stadium. The opponent will be the Tennessee Volunteers out of the SEC. This will be the first time the Illini and the Vols have met on the gridiron,

Tomislav Ivisic and Keaton Wagler each scored 16 points and No. 14 Illinois beat No. 13 Tennessee 75-62 Saturday night in the second part of the Music City Madness.

See the best prices and how to buy tickets for Tennessee football vs Illinois in the New Music City Bowl on Dec. 30

Illinois is headed to Nashville for a Music City Bowl clash against Tennessee, with both teams chasing a big finish to the 2025 season

Illinois and Tennessee will face off in the Music City Bowl on Dec. 30. Here’s everything to know about the schedule.

Ticket prices for the Tennessee vs. Illinois start at $80 on SeatGeek. Prices in the lower bowl range from $155 to $354. To see a full list of ticket prices, visit SeatGeek. The Tennessee Vols will meet the Illinois Fighting Illini on Dec. 30 at Nissan Stadium in Nashville.

The University of Illinois is going bowling once again, and for the third straight year they’ll take on an SEC team.

Ahead of the Music City Bowl, Illinois redshirt sophomore defensive lineman Jeremiah Warren announced he will enter the NCAA transfer portal. “While I am so grateful for my time at Illinois, I will be entering my name into the transfer portal with two years of eligibility remaining," Warren announced.

Tennessee will make a fifth straight bowl appearance under coach Josh Heupel. Here are the details of the Vols' bowl selection.

Tennessee basketball has lost three games in a row for the first time in two years after it stumbled through a loss to Illinois on Dec. 6.

But on Saturday night, against perhaps the most gritty and brutish team in the country, Wagler was superb. He scored 16 points, snagged eight rebounds and dished out five assists while committing zero turnovers in Illinois’ 75-62 win over Tennessee in Nashville.