Wk 4 · 2026
Texas Longhorns at Tennessee Volunteers — Sat, Sep 26
Sat, Sep 26 ·
Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 26 days away. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
SEC · no games yet
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TEX -6.5 · total 56.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential TEX by 0.6
SEC · no games yet
What is at stake
A SEC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race. Texas is ranked #5 (AP Top 25 · 2026-08-17). Tennessee is ranked #20 (AP Top 25 · 2026-08-17).
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Texas form
No completed games on record.
Tennessee form
No completed games on record.
Texas this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Tennessee this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 3
| Opponent | Texas | Tennessee |
|---|---|---|
| LSU SEC | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| Arkansas SEC | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
| Texas A&M SEC | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
These teams have not met in the 2006–2026 window.
Texas leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Arch Manning QB #16 | 227/370, 2942 YDS, 24 TD, 7 INT |
| Matthew Caldwell QB #18 | 8/11, 85 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | Quintrevion Wisner RB #5 | 131 CAR, 597 YDS, 3 TD |
| Arch Manning QB #16 | 83 CAR, 244 YDS, 8 TD | |
| CJ Baxter RB #1 | 54 CAR, 196 YDS | |
| Receiving | Ryan Wingo WR #1 | 50 REC, 770 YDS, 7 TD |
| DeAndre Moore Jr. WR #3 | 38 REC, 532 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Parker Livingstone WR #3 | 26 REC, 491 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Emmett Mosley V WR #3 | 23 REC, 357 YDS, 3 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Jelani McDonald DB #4 | 73 |
| Anthony Hill Jr. LB #0 | 70 | |
| Michael Taaffe S #16 | 70 | |
| Sacks | Colin Simmons EDGE #1 | 11 |
| Anthony Hill Jr. LB #0 | 4 | |
| Trey Moore EDGE #8 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Jelani McDonald DB #4 | 3 |
| Anthony Hill Jr. LB #0 | 2 | |
| Malik Muhammad CB #5 | 2 |
Tennessee leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Joey Aguilar QB #6 | 258/386, 3444 YDS, 24 TD, 10 INT |
| Jake Merklinger QB #4 | 13/24, 173 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Rushing | DeSean Bishop RB #18 | 163 CAR, 983 YDS, 14 TD |
| Star Thomas RB #9 | 95 CAR, 529 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Peyton Lewis RB #2 | 70 CAR, 290 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Receiving | Chris Brazzell II WR #17 | 62 REC, 1017 YDS, 9 TD |
| Braylon Staley WR #14 | 64 REC, 806 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Mike Matthews WR #4 | 50 REC, 770 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Ethan Davis TE #0 | 21 REC, 257 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Arion Carter LB #7 | 76 |
| Edwin Spillman LB #13 | 74 | |
| Jeremiah Telander LB #22 | 71 | |
| Sacks | Dominic Bailey DT #90 | 5.5 |
| Tyre West DT #42 | 4 | |
| Caleb Herring DE #39 | 4 | |
| Interceptions | Ty Redmond DB #4 | 3 |
| Edrees Farooq DB #15 | 2 | |
| Andre Turrentine DB #2 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.