Tennessee football: Top five Vols performers in 34-13 loss to Aggies
These were the top Tennessee football Volunteers players against Texas A&M.
Given the way the Texas A&M Aggies dominate Tennessee football Saturday, it was hard to find lots of Vols who stood out. Jimbo Fisher’s team was methodical in their 34-13 dominating win and relied on ball control and overwhelming Rocky Top. It worked to perfection as Jeremy Pruitt’s team ended the regular season with a 3-7 record.
However, there were some players who gave their all against the No. 5 ranked team in the country. Despite all the things working against them, including two assistant coaches being out in Jay Graham and Derrick Ansley, their best weapon being out in Eric Gray and the distraction of even Brian Maurer being out, they didn’t quit.
Don’t forget that UT did score the first touchdown of the game. Also, they had multiple stops defensively to open the second half. Who played a role in that? Let’s break it down here. These were the five best performers for Tennessee football in the Vols’ 34-13 loss to Texas A&M.
Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Redshirt sophomore. 5. 839. Defensive lineman. Kurrott Garland. player
3 tackles (3 solo); 1 TFL
Over the past few weeks, Tennessee football’s defensive line has struggled severely. Combine that with the dismissal of Kivon Bennett, and they have had a brutal time trying to generate any sort of pass rush. To be clear, that pass rush wasn’t much better on Saturday either, as Kellen Mond was pretty much able to do what he wanted.
However, Kurrott Garland was an exception. Largely quiet this year, Garland got a solid push throughout the day and made a few plays, as he came away with three tackles, all of which were solo, and a tackle for a loss.
Matthew Butler, Greg Emerson, Darel Middleton and Aubrey Solomon all saw action up front on the line, but Garland was the one who made the biggest difference. As a result, he deserves to be mentioned for the way he played on Saturday.