The Tennessee-Florida game will be broadcast by ESPN Sept. 15. (The Herald/Submitted Photo)

The Southeastern Conference released the early-season television schedule Monday morning, and the kickoff times for the first three 2012 Tennessee football games have been finalized.

The Vols’ home opener against Georgia State on Sept. 8 is set for a 4 p.m. ET kickoff and is a pay-per-view broadcast. Additionally, the Tennessee-Florida game kickoff time has been set for 6 p.m. ET  Sept. 15 and will be broadcast on ESPN.

Tennessee opens the season in the Georgia Dome against North Carolina State with a kickoff slated for 7:30 p.m. ET. This game will be broadcast on ESPNU and marks the first time the Vols opened the season away from Knoxville since 2008, when UT opened at the Rose Bowl against UCLA.

Information on pay-per-view ordering for the Georgia State game, as well as channel numbers, will be announced at a later date.

... read the rest of the story by Subscribing now.