KNOXVILLE – After making three calls to his closest family members, Alvin Kamara turned off his phone until Tennessee’s chartered flight landed back in Knoxville on Saturday night.
The running back wanted to avoid most of the hundreds of text messages and social media interactions he surely received after an impressive 288-yard performance in the Volunteers’ double-overtime loss at Texas A&M.
One of the mentions Kamara did see was from Todd Gurley, the current Los Angeles Rams and former Georgia running back who told Kamara on Twitter to “stop being so good.”
With so much national attention on the top-10 showdown between the Vols and Aggies, Kamara took advantage of the absence of Jalen Hurd and starred on the big stage.
“I feel like I made a pretty big statement,” Kamara said Monday. “Me and Todd are pretty close, but when you see a guy like that tweet at you, it’s kind of uplifting. I kind of talked to him a little bit after the game. Guys knew I had a big game.