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Tennessee, officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, Arkansas to the southwest, and Missouri to the northwest. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. According to the United States Census Bureau, the state's estimated population as of 2024 is 7.22 million.
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Texas is a state in the United States. Located in the south-central part of the country, it borders Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. It also borders Mexico along the Rio Grande, and has a coastline on the Gulf of Mexico. Covering 268,596 square miles (695,660 km2) and with an estimated population of over 31.7 million residents in 2025, it is the second-largest state by both area and population.
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Here's everything you need to know about Texas' next game, including TV channel and streaming options for Longhorns' football.
Seventy-five years ago, Tennessee football beat Texas. On Jan. 1, 1951, the Vols walked into the Cotton Bowl in Dallas and left with a 20-14 victory over the Longhorns. The teams met again two years later in the same stadium. Texas won 16-0. Then came a 16-year wait. On Jan. 1, 1969, Tennessee and Texas...
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