Texas Edges Tennessee Behind Simmons’ Record-Tying Five Sacks

No. 1 Texas beat No. 14 Tennessee 20-17 at Neyland Stadium in both teams' SEC opener. Colin Simmons tied the Texas single-game sack record with five, matching Shane Dronett's 1990 mark against Texas Tech, as the Longhorns recorded 10 sacks. Raleek Brown ran for 67 yards and two touchdowns, including a 4-yard go-ahead score with 5:41 left. Arch Manning went 14 of 19 for 201 yards with one interception, took six sacks, and had two illegal forward passes. His opening drive was 3-of-3, including a 9-yard touchdown to Brown and a 43-yard completion to Emmett Mosley V. Simmons drew an unsportsmanlike conduct flag after a second-quarter sack the referee described as "simulating" using the restroom, then notched back-to-back sacks in the third that forced a 44-yard punt. Faizon Brandon left briefly in the second quarter after a hard tackle by Justin Cryer and Rasheem Biles. Qua Moss's 57-yard punt return touchdown tied the game in the third, and Brandon's late touchdown pass to Matthews cut the lead to three with 1:22 left. Texas had 11 penalties for 115 yards, seven in the first half, and moved to 4-0 (1-0 SEC); Tennessee fell to 3-1 (0-1 SEC). Contested: Radar360 credits Simmons with an SEC record for sacks against a conference opponent. No other factual disputes appear in the record.