Tennessee football skips 'My Tennessee Mountain Home' during Texas game
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 28, 2026, 2:25 PM
Last updated Sep 28, 2026
Tennessee football did not play 'My Tennessee Mountain Home' as its fourth quarter song during a game against Texas on September 26. Instead, the Pride of the Southland marching band performed 'Rocky Top' while the video board incited a V-O-L-S chant from fans. The song had been adopted as a temporary anthem following the death of Dolly Parton, and UT athletics has not provided details on its potential replacement. The Vols are set to return to Neyland Stadium to host Auburn on October 3.
- •The Vols lost 20-17 to Texas at Neyland Stadium.
- •UT did not play any music for the fourth quarter.
- •Dolly Parton’s song was adopted after her death in August.
- •Tennessee will face Auburn on October 3.
- 2:25 PMYahoo Sports — Did Tennessee football drop 'My Tennessee Mountain Home' as fourth quarter song?
"Tennessee football didn't use "My Tennessee Mountain Home" as its fourth quarter song at Neyland Stadium during the Texas game on Sept. 26.
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