Texas A&M beats Tennessee in double-overtime, ending Vols' magical run

Tennessee’s streak of magical second-half comebacks has come to an end.

Texas A&M defensive back Armani Watts made sure of that when he intercepted a pass from quarterback Josh Dobbs during the second half of the second overtime to secure a 45-38 win.

On the play prior to that, A&M quarterback Trevor Knight dove in from one yard out to give the No. 8 Aggies the lead.

The turnover was a fitting end to the game considering Tennessee had committed six others throughout the contest, including five fumbles. Still, the No. 9 Vols were able to overcome the mistakes and a 28-7 third-quarter deficit to force the overtime in the first place.

Texas A&M looked like it had this game won with 3:22 remaining in the fourth quarter when Knight rumbled 62 yards for a touchdown that gave the Aggies a 35-21 lead. But it took the Vols just 1 minute, 15 seconds to respond and cut the lead to seven.

Then things got weird.

A&M running back Trayveon Williams broke free for what looked like a game-sealing 71-yard touchdown, but as he approached the goal line, defensive back Malik Foreman punched the ball out of Williams’ grasp from behind and it rolled out of the end zone for a touch back.

At that point, the Vols appeared destined for another miracle outcome.

It took just 1:08 to go 80 yards as running back Alvin Kamara caught a short pass from Dobbs and trotted 18 yards into the end zone. It was an excellent play by Kamara, who had a career game while filling in for Jalen Hurd as the team’s feature back. Kamara finished the game with 18 rushes for 127 yards and two touchdowns, and eight catches for 161 yards and score.

But A&M didn’t go quietly. It maneuvered 54 yards down the field in 37 seconds to set up a potential 38-yard game-winning field goal with eight seconds remaining. However, Daniel LaCamera shanked the kick badly left and forced overtime.

Tennessee was stopped short of the first down in the first overtime and was forced to kick a 34-yard field goal. A&M’s LaCamera then nailed his own 34-yarder to keep the game tied.

In the second overtime, Knight threw a pass between two defenders 24 yards to Christian Kirk to put the Aggies on the 1-yard line and Knight took care of the rest.

Texas A&M is 6-0 for the first time since 1994 and should move up in the national rankings. The Aggies, who had several injuries coming into the game, have a bye next week.

Tennessee is 5-1, but is likely still the team to beat in the SEC East.

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