No. 9 Tennessee pulls away late to beat Texas A&M 22-7 behind 5 Cooper Ranvier field goals

Kristie Rieken

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COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — DaSaahn Brame had a touchdown catch and Cooper Ranvier made a career-high five field goals to lead No. 9 Tennessee to a 22-7 win over Texas A&M Saturday. DeSean Bishop added 97 yards rushing to help the Volunteers, who ranked eighth in this week’s College Football Playoff rankings, to their fifth win in six games. The Aggies led 7-6 at halftime and neither team could get anything going offensively in the third quarter as they combined for five punts. Tennessee (8-2, 5-2 SEC) finally got going and took a 9-7 lead on a 32-yard field goal by Ranvier late in the third. The Aggies (4-6, 1-6) looked to have forced a punt on Tennessee’s next drive.

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Tennessee GPE · 7× Aggies ORG · 6× Volunteers ORG · 4× Ranvier PERSON · 3× Texas A&M ORG · 3× CFP ORG · 2× Oklahoma ORG · 2× Reed PERSON · 2× Texas GPE · 2× DaSaahn Brame PERSON · 1×

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The Aggies need to win their final two games against Oklahoma and No. 6 Texas to become bowl eligible a year after an 11-1 regular season that earned them their first CFP berth in 2025.

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No. 9 Tennessee pulls away late to beat Texas A&M 22-7 behind 5 Cooper Ranvier field goals · assertive framing

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Aggies → have → drive

But Marco Jones was called for roughing the passer to give the Volunteers a first down. asserted

Jones → call → down

Tennessee took advantage of the error when Faizon Brandon threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Brame that made it 16-7 with less than 10 minutes to go. asserted

it → take → minutes

The Aggies went for it on fourth-and-1 from their 34 on their next possession, but Reed’s pass was incomplete to give Tennessee great field position. asserted

pass → go → position

They padded the lead with a 44-yard field goal that left them up 19-7 with about six minutes left. asserted

that → pad → minutes

Ranvier added a 27-yard field goal with less than three minutes to go to make it 22-7. asserted

it → add → minutes

Texas A&M’s offensive struggles continued as the team punted on its first four possessions of the second half before turning it over on downs. asserted

team → continue → downs

Marcel Reed was intercepted on the next drive, and backup Brady Hart was picked off after that. asserted

Hart → intercept → that

Reed was 9 of 22 for a season-low 71 yards as the Aggies were limited to a season-worst 179 total yards. asserted

Aggies → limit → yards

The Volunteers had a 3-0 lead when K.J. Edwards dashed 25 yards for a touchdown to put Texas A&M up 7-3 early in the second. asserted

Edwards → have → second

Ranvier cut the lead to 7-6 on a 30-yard field goal with about six minutes left in the second. asserted

Ranvier → cut → second

The Aggies had a shot to extend their lead just before halftime, but David Olano’s 50-yard field goal attempt was wide right. asserted

attempt → have → halftime

The Volunteers got a convincing win despite struggling offensively for most of the day. asserted

Volunteers → get → day

They’ll need to score touchdowns instead of settling for field goals if they hope to stay on track and secure a CFP spot. asserted

they → need → spot

The Aggies need to win their final two games against Oklahoma and No. 6 Texas to become bowl eligible a year after an 11-1 regular season that earned them their first CFP berth in 2025. asserted

that → need → 2025

Up next Tennessee: Hosts No. 21 LSU next Saturday. asserted

Tennessee → host → LSU

Texas A&M: Visits Oklahoma next Saturday. asserted

A&M → visit → Oklahoma

No. 9 Tennessee pulls away late to beat Texas A&M 22-7 behind 5 Cooper Ranvier field goals

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