KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The 7th ranked football Vols are back in action Saturday night hosting border rival Kentucky.

Coming off its second open date of the season, Tennessee looks to improve to 7-1 overall and 4-1 in SEC play.

The Big Orange is playing its sixth night game of the season with kickoff set for 7:45 p.m. on SEC Network.

This game also marks the return of Tennessee’s “Dark Mode” uniforms, which will be worn for the fifth time since their introduction in 2021.

The Vols are 3-1 in their previous four contests when wearing the “Dark Mode” uniforms, posting victories over South Carolina (2021 & 2023) and Kentucky (2022).

UT is 4-1 overall when wearing black jerseys after also defeating the Gamecocks on Halloween night back in 2009 when the team came out in surprise black jerseys following warmups.

As for things to watch for during the game, running back Dylan Sampson enters the game tied with Reggie Cobb (1987) for second in program history in single-season rushing touchdowns with 17 and has a chance to tie or surpass Gene McEver’s record of 18 rushing scores, a record that has stood since 1929.

UT has won 18 of the last 19 meetings against UK in Neyland Stadium, including a 44-6 victory the last time the two sides met in Knoxville on Oct. 29, 2022, a game in which the Vols' also wore their “Dark Mode” uniforms.