Vols Hold Steady At #15 In Polls After SEC Overtime Battle

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee football remained No. 15 in both the Associated Press Top 25 and AFCA Coaches poll following an overtime battle against Georgia on Saturday in Neyland Stadium.

The Volunteers (2-1, 0-1 SEC) are one of eight SEC teams in the top 15 of both polls, including Georgia, who moved up to No. 3 in the Coaches poll and No. 5 in the AP poll.

It's the 23rd consecutive week that Tennessee has been ranked in the AP Top 25. The Vols are in the Coaches rankings for the 51st straight week dating back to Sept. 11, 2022.

Tennessee compiled 496 yards of total offense in a 44-41 overtime thriller versus the Bulldogs. That represented the most by UT against Georgia since recording 519 yards on Oct. 10, 2015.

Quarterback Joey Aguilar, making his first SEC start, tied Peyton Manning for the most passing yards ever by a Vol against the Bulldogs, completing 24-of-36 for 371 yards and four touchdowns. Manning fired for 371 yards on Oct. 12, 1996.

Redshirt junior Chris Brazzell II was Aguilar's top explosive target, hauling in six passes for 177 yards and three touchdowns. For the season, Brazzell has 20 catches for 364 yards and five touchdowns. He is tied for the FBS lead in receiving scores and ranks second in the country in receiving yards. The Biletnikoff Award candidate's performance representing the most receiving yards by a Vol since Jalin Hyatt's infamous 207 yards against Alabama on Oct. 15, 2022.

Junior linebacker Arion Carter is off to a hot start in 2025. After gathering a career-best 14 tackles, Carter is the SEC leader in tackles through three games with 27. Edge rusher Joshua Josephs is tied for the league lead in sacks with three, tallying one apiece in all three of the Vols' contests this season.

Tennessee steps out of conference play when it welcomes UAB (2-1) to Neyland Stadium for a 12:45 p.m. kickoff Saturday on SEC Network. The Blazers defeated Akron, 31-28, Saturday night. Neyland Stadium is sold out for the 23rd consecutive game.

Associated Press Top 25 (Sept. 14)
1. Ohio State (55)
2. Penn State (5)
3. LSU (2)
4. Miami (3)
5. Georgia
6. Oregon (1)
7. Florida State
8. Texas
9. Illinois
10. Texas A&M
11. Oklahoma
12. Iowa State
13. Ole Miss
14. Alabama
15. Tennessee
16. Utah
17. Texas Tech
18. Georgia Tech
19. Indiana
20. Vanderbilt
21. Michigan
22. Auburn
23. Missouri
24. Notre Dame
25. USC

AFCA Coaches (Sept. 14)
1. Ohio State (62)
2. Penn State (3)
3. Georgia (1)
4. LSU (1)
5. Oregon
6. Miami
7. Texas
8. Illinois
9. Florida State
10. Texas A&M
11. Ole Miss
12. Oklahoma
13. Iowa State
14. Alabama
15. Tennessee
16. Texas Tech
17. Indiana
18. Utah
19. Georgia Tech
20. Michigan
21. Notre Dame
22. Missouri
23. Vanderbilt
24. South Carolina
25. Auburn

University of Tennessee Athletics

Vols Hold Steady At #15 In Polls After SEC Overtime Battle

Players Mentioned

Joey Aguilar

Chris Brazzell II

Arion Carter

Joshua Josephs

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