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Colin Simmons ties program-record with 5 sacks as No. 1 Texas beats No. 14 Tennessee 20-17

Top-ranked Texas edged out fourteenth-ranked Tennessee twenty to seventeen in their Southeastern Conference opening clash. Colin Simmons anchored a dominant defensive effort for the Longhorns by recording five sacks, tying a program record as the unit accumulated ten total sacks.

Raleek Brown contributed sixty-seven rushing yards and scored a pair of touchdowns, including the four-yard game-winner late in the fourth quarter. Quarterback Arch Manning added two hundred one yards through the air despite being sacked six times and throwing an interception.

For Tennessee, Brandon Faizon threw a late thirty-yard touchdown pass to Mike Matthews, while Qua Moss returned a punt fifty-seven yards for a score. The contest also featured a field goal by Cooper Ranvier and a forty-yard game that drew notable attention with President Donald Trump in attendance.

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