Top-25 SEC matchup features Texas visiting Tennessee

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No. 1 Texas (3-0) at No. 14 Tennessee (3-0), Sept. 26 at 12 p.m. EDT.

Opening Line: Texas by 5.5. Against the spread: Texas 1-2, Tennessee 1-2.

How to watch: ABC

Key stats

Texas Offense

Overall: 417.3 yards per game (63rd in FBS)

Passing: 242.3 yards per game (60th)

Rushing: 175.0 yards per game (55th)

Scoring: 37.7 points per game (42nd)

Texas Defense

Overall: 287.7 yards per game (41st in FBS)

Passing: 178.7 yards per game (45th)

Rushing: 109.0 yards per game (48th)

Scoring: 12.0 points per game (17th)

Tennessee Offense

Overall: 510.3 yards per game (14th in FBS)

Passing: 211.7 yards per game (88th)

Rushing: 298.7 yards per game (4th)

Scoring: 47.7 points per game (7th)

Tennessee Defense

Overall: 289.3 yards per game (42nd in FBS)

Passing: 151.0 yards per game (20th)

Rushing: 138.3 yards per game (83rd)

Scoring: 14.0 points per game (26th)

Tennessee is 81st in defensive third down percentage, allowing opponents to convert 39.0% of the time. Texas ranks 10th on offense, converting on 56.3% of third downs.

Tennessee ranks 119th in the FBS averaging 74.0 penalty yards per game, compared to Texas' 35th-ranked 45.0 per-game average.

Tennessee leads the FBS in red zone offense, scoring on 100.0% of trips.

Team leaders

Texas

Passing: Arch Manning, 664 yards, 7 TDs, 2 INTs, 61.9 completion percentage

Rushing: Daylan Smothers, 198 yards on 41 carries, 2 TDs

Receiving: Cam Coleman, 178 yards on 11 catches, 4 TDs

Tennessee

Passing: Faizon Brandon, 552 yards, 6 TDs, 0 INTs, 64.1 completion percentage

Rushing: DeSean Bishop, 286 yards on 43 carries, 4 TDs

Receiving: Mike Matthews, 189 yards on 10 catches, 2 TDs

Last game

Texas defeated UTSA 30-6 on Sept. 19. Manning passed for 164 yards on 17-of-33 attempts (51.5%) with two touchdowns and no interceptions. He also carried the ball nine times for 50 yards. Smothers had 54 rushing yards on 10 carries, adding three receptions for 14 yards. Coleman recorded 59 yards on four catches with two touchdowns.

Tennessee won 42-9 over Kennesaw State on Sept. 19. Brandon threw for 178 yards on 18-of-26 attempts (69.2%) with one touchdown and no interceptions. He also carried the ball 11 times for 47 yards and one rushing touchdown. Daune Morris had 116 rushing yards on 14 carries and one touchdown, adding two receptions for nine yards. Braylon Staley put up 59 yards on four catches with one touchdown.

Next game

Texas plays Oklahoma on Oct. 10. Tennessee hosts Auburn on Oct. 3.