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The Music City Bowl is just weeks away, and now the Illinois football team will be without our top defender against Tennessee.
Here's a quick rundown on when and where the 2025 Music City Bowl will be played. All matchups will be announced on Sunday, Dec. 7. All times Eastern and accurate as of Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, at 7:34 p.m. Date: Tuesday, Dec. 30 at 5:30 p.m.
The Illini (8-4) will be chasing nine wins and unprecedented program momentum against an SEC foe on Dec. 30 in Nashville, Tennessee
No. 23 Tennessee and Illinois will play in the 2025 Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl at Nissan Stadium on Dec. 30.
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.
Sunday morning's latest reports have the Fighting Illini locked into the Music City Bowl in Nashville, according to On3Sports and CBS Sports, but the opponent is still up in the air given the fluid College Football Playoff field.