Lane Kiffin will return to Neyland Stadium for an afternoon game against Tennessee football as LSU's coach.

No. 9 Tennessee (7-2, 4-2 SEC) and No. 22 LSU (6-3, 3-3) will play at 3:30 p.m. ET on Nov. 21 on ESPN. The SEC announced the game time and TV arrangements on Nov. 9.

Kiffin was Tennessee's coach in 2009, and he's bounced around other major college programs since then.

This will be Kiffin's first game at Neyland Stadium since the chaotic game between his Ole Miss team and Tennessee in 2021. That's when Kiffin was infamously struck by a yellow golf ball as other objects, including a mustard bottle, water bottles, crushed beer cans and a hot dog rained down from the stands.

That incident was directly in response to a call from the officials in that game but also stemmed from UT fans' malignment toward Kiffin after he left Tennessee one season into the job for Southern Cal in 2010.

Will CFP bid be on the line in Tennessee vs. LSU?

The question is whether Kiffin's return will be the primary draw to the matchup or if the game could carry College Football Playoff ramifications.

Before that Nov. 21 game, LSU and Tennessee each face a big game against teams from the Lone Star state.

On Nov. 14, the Vols play at Texas A&M (4-5, 1-5) at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN. LSU hosts No. 8 Texas (7-2, 4-2) at 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC.

If Tennessee and LSU both win, they'll remain in the College Football Playoff hunt. The Vols might have an outside shot of making the 12-team bracket if they lose to Texas A&M and beat LSU.

Tennessee owns a 21-10-3 record in the all-time series. In the last meeting, UT beat LSU 40-13 in Baton Rouge in 2022. Before that, UT lost 30-10 to LSU at Neyland Stadium in 2017.

Adam Sparks is the Tennessee football beat reporter. Email adam.sparks@knoxnews.com. X, formerly known as Twitter@AdamSparks. Support strong local journalism by subscribing atknoxnews.com/subscribe.

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