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UK VB: 2026 SEC Volleyball Schedule Announced
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| LEXINGTON, Ky. – The 2026 Southeastern Conference volleyball schedule was announced by the league office on Wednesday as the Kentucky Volleyball team now knows its path to a 10th-straight SEC regular-season championship. SEC opening week is the week of Sept. 21 with the Wildcats making their first appearance in Nashville, Tennessee to open SEC play at Vanderbilt before a star-studded showdown in Lexington against the Texas Longhorns on SEC opening weekend, Sept. 27 inside Historic Memorial Coliseum. Five of the next seven matches for the Wildcats will be on the road as UK faces a tough swing at Auburn on Oct. 2 and at Florida in Gainesville on Oct. 4 to close out week two of SEC action. After home matches with LSU and Ole Miss, it will be a three-match road trip for Kentucky as it faces Oklahoma, Arkansas and Tennessee in succession with the match in Knoxville on Wednesday, Oct. 21. A rematch of the 2025 NCAA National Championship with Kentucky and Texas A&M will take place in Lexington on Oct. 25 at Historic Memorial Coliseum to close out a four-match homestand, the final four matches of the SEC home season for the Wildcats. After the Aggies and Wildcats dual it out on Oct. 25, UK will play host to Missouri (Oct. 30), Alabama (Nov. 6) and Mississippi State (Nov. 8) for Senior Day to wrap up the home regular season slate. Kentucky closes SEC play with a two-match road trip beginning Friday, Nov. 6 in Columbia, S.C., against the Gamecocks and then a Nov. 15 showdown at Georgia. The 2026 SEC Volleyball Tournament will take place at Enmarket Arena in Savannah, Georgia for the second-straight season with opening round matches on Friday, Nov. 20 running through the championship match on Tuesday, Nov. 24 where a champion will be crowned. The SEC put five teams into the 2026 NCAA Volleyball Tournament with Kentucky and Texas A&M both advancing to the Final Four in Kansas City, Texas getting to the Regional Final, and then Tennessee and Florida both bowing out on the opening weekend. 2026 SEC Volleyball Schedule – Kentucky Wednesday, Sept. 23 // @ Vanderbilt Sunday, Sept. 27 // TEXAS Friday, Oct. 2 // @ Auburn Sunday, Oct. 4 // @ Florida Friday, Oct. 9 // LSU Sunday, Oct. 11 // OLE MISS Friday, Oct. 16 // @ Oklahoma Sunday, Oct. 18 // @ Arkansas Wednesday, Oct. 21 // @ Tennessee Sunday, Oct. 25 // TEXAS A&M Friday, Oct. 30 // MISSOURI Friday, Nov. 6 // ALABAMA Sunday, Nov. 8 // MISSISSIPPI STATE Friday, Nov. 13 // @ South Carolina Sunday, Nov. 15 // @ Georgia 2026 SEC Allstate Volleyball Tournament Enmarket Arena – Savannah, Ga. Friday, Nov. 20 // Opening Round Saturday, Nov. 21 // Second Round Sunday, Nov. 22 // Quarterfinals Monday, Nov. 23 // Semifinals Tuesday, Nov. 24 // Championship match Notable 2025 Postseason Team Match-Ups in SEC Play Friday, Sept. 25 – Texas @ Tennessee Sunday, Sept. 27 – Texas @ Kentucky Friday, Oct. 2 – Tennessee @ Florida Sunday, Oct. 4 – Kentucky @ Florida Friday, Oct. 16 – Florida @ Texas A&M Sunday, Oct. 18 – Florida @ Texas Wednesday, Oct. 21 – Kentucky @ Tennessee Sunday, Oct. 25 – Texas A&M @ Kentucky Friday, Oct. 30 – Tennessee @ Texas A&M Sunday, Nov. 1 – Texas A&M @ Texas For the latest on UK Volleyball, follow the Wildcats on Twitter and Instagram at @KentuckyVB. |
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Phelps Hornets Release 2026 Football Schedule
The Phelps Hornets have released their 2026 football schedule, featuring a mix of regional matchups, in-state opponents and out-of-state competition as the program looks ahead to the fall.
Phelps will open the season Friday, Aug. 21, at 6 p.m. against Pineville in the Laurel Bowl on the road.
The Hornets return the following week, Saturday, Aug. 29, for a 6 p.m. matchup against Shelby Valley in the Pike County Bowl at Pikeville High School in a neutral-site contest.
Phelps opens September action on Wednesday, Sept. 2, hosting Castlewood, Va., at 7:30 p.m. The Hornets then hit the road Friday, Sept. 11, for a 7:30 p.m. game at Harlan.
The home slate continues Friday, Sept. 18, against Knott County Central at 7:30 p.m., followed by another home matchup Friday, Sept. 25, against Fairview at the same time.
Phelps opens October play on Thursday, Oct. 1, hosting Betsy Layne at 7:30 p.m. The Hornets then travel Friday, Oct. 9, to face Montcalm, W.Va., at 7:30 p.m.
A pair of late-season games close things out, with Phelps hosting Tolsia, W.Va., on Friday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m., before traveling Friday, Oct. 30 to Mount View, W.Va., for a 7 p.m. kickoff.
The schedule features several cross-border matchups as well as familiar opponents as the Hornets prepare for the upcoming season.
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