Photo via Yahoo Sports

College Football Saturday: Texas Survives Tennessee, and Other Big Game Takeaways

Week four college football action delivered a tightly contested battle as Texas edged out Tennessee with a final score of twenty to seventeen. Raleek Brown opened the scoring with a rushing touchdown for the Longhorns, while Qua Moss answered for the Volunteers by returning a punt forty-eight yards for a score.

Brown later added another short touchdown run to extend the visiting lead. Tennessee attempted a late comeback sparked by a touchdown reception from Mike Matthews and a successful onside kick recovery, but crucial penalties and mistakes stalled the final drive as a last-second pass to the end zone fell incomplete under defensive pressure.

Quarterback Arch Manning guided the Longhorns through hostile territory despite absorbing six sacks, finishing the afternoon completing fourteen of nineteen pass attempts for two hundred one yards and one interception. The victory solidifies the top-ranked status for Texas before they head toward their upcoming matchup against Oklahoma.

Meanwhile, Tennessee remains positioned for a potential playoff push with forthcoming games scheduled against Auburn and Arkansas.

Up nextCollege Football· 30m ago

What channel is UNC's October 3 battle with Notre Dame on?