Texas-Tennessee 'College GameDay' picks: Who picks who to win Battle of UT clash?
Tennessee hosts Texas for a top-15 matchup on Rocky Top on Saturday. Here's who the "College GameDay" crew picked to win the SEC matchup.
In their limited history against each other, Texas and Tennessee football have never played a game at Neyland Stadium.
Can the Longhorns win over Rocky Top in their debut?
It's something that Arch Manning will look to do — just like his uncle, Peyton Manning, used to do on Saturdays for the Vols — on Saturday, Sept. 26 at noon ET when the top-ranked Longhorns and the 13th-ranked Volunteers square off.
Manning recorded his second multi-touchdown game of the season last week against UTSA in the Longhorns ' 30-6 win. That proved to be the lone bright spot of the night for the 6-foot-4 quarterback, who posted season lows in both completion percentage (51.5%) and passing yards (164).
The Vols too enter Saturday's top-15 matchup with a perfect 3-0 record. Tennessee has received an early spark from freshman quarterback Faizon Brandon, who has completed 41 of 64 passes for 552 yards and six touchdowns while adding 137 rushing yards and three more scores on the ground. In just two games, due to an NCAA-handed suspension for the season opener, Arion Carter has picked up where he left off last season with 16 total tackles, a sack and a broken-up pass.
Tennessee has won five of its last home games. Steve Sarkisian's squad went 2-2 on the road in SEC play last season.
That said, here's who the "College GameDay" crew picked to win Saturday's game between Texas and Tennessee, including Nick Saban, Pat McAfee, celebrity guest picker Johnny Knoxville and more:
Texas-Tennessee picks on College GameDay: Who Nick Saban, Pat McAfee, Kirk Herbstreit, Johnny Knoxville picked
Kirk Herbstreit: Abstained (calling game)
Johnny Knoxville (Guest Picker): Tennessee
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