COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Tennessee’s remarkably season took its craziest turn yet here on Saturday, when the Volunteers nearly overcame seven turnovers and more injuries to steal a win at Texas A&M in the top-10 clash between the two teams.
Even the magic and relentlessness Tennessee used during its 5-0 start couldn’t overcome the turnovers, though, as the Aggies won the game 45-38 in double overtime.
Here are the key players, moments and numbers from Tennessee’s first loss of the season.
Tennessee coach Butch Jones yells to his team during the first half of an NCAA college football game against the Texas A&M Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, in College Station, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)SATURDAY’S STAR
Forced into the feature-back role by Jalen Hurd’s injury, Alvin Kamara responded in a big way. He turned 18 carries into 127 yards and scored a pair of touchdowns and caught eight passes for 161 yards and another score. Kamara had 288 yards of offense and averaged 11.1 yards per touch. After tying touchdown with 41 seconds left he could barely get back to the sideline due to sheer exhaustion.