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No. 1 Texas holds off Tennessee 20-17 as Simmons flagged after sack
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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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Texas Longhorns defeat Tennessee 20-17 in a thrilling SEC opener. Raleek Brown scores twice, Colin Simmons ties sack record. Arch Manning plays. | NewsRadio 1080 KRLD
Raleek Brown scored twice on the ground, and the Longhorns survived a frantic finish by batting down a Hail Mary on the final play after the Volunteers recovered an onside kick.
Simmons' second-quarter celebration earned him a penalty that wiped away the effects of his 16-yard sack, which would have brought up a fourth-and-29 for the Vols.