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Tennessee Football Smokey Points: Top 5 Vols Who Performed vs Texas A&M Aggies

By Caleb Calhoun

Oct 8, 2016; College Station, TX, USA; Tennessee Volunteers running back Alvin Kamara (6) is brought down by Texas A&M Aggies defensive lineman Zaycoven Henderson (92) during the second quarter at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 8, 2016; College Station, TX, USA; Tennessee Volunteers running back Alvin Kamara (6) is brought down by Texas A&M Aggies defensive lineman Zaycoven Henderson (92) during the second quarter at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 8, 2016; College Station, TX, USA; Tennessee Volunteers running back Alvin Kamara (6) runs for a first down against the Texas A&M Aggies during the second half at Kyle Field. The Aggies defeat the Volunteers 45-38 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 8, 2016; College Station, TX, USA; Tennessee Volunteers running back Alvin Kamara (6) runs for a first down against the Texas A&M Aggies during the second half at Kyle Field. The Aggies defeat the Volunteers 45-38 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /

Going into this weekend, Tennessee football was faced with a slew of injuries. The biggest bombshell was the news that Jalen Hurd would be out this weekend. That put a heck of a lot of pressure on Alvin Kamara and John Kelly.

Kelly ran hard for 89 yards, but he caused two fumbles, so he had to be left off the list. Kamara, however, had to be the huge playmaker for the Vols. And he was just that.

Early on, Kamara made two mistakes by taking a bad angle on a short-yardage play and also fumbling the ball after a 55-yard screen pass while trying to do too much.

However, he finished the game with 18 carries for 127 yards and two touchdowns, and he added eight receptions for 161 yards and a touchdown.

Kamara nearly had 300 total yards from scrimmage and had three touchdowns overall. Once you add in his return yards, he did go over 300 total yards.

He already showed himself to be a dangerous and elite playmaker. And on Saturday, he put all of that on display.

However, Kamara also showed he could shoulder the load late in games and wear down defenses. Even though Kelly played a good bit, Kamara willingly took lots of punishment as the feature back in this game and didn’t let it slow him down.

Those things made him the player of the game for the Vols with his performance.

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