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Filed board: AP No. 14, Coaches No. 13, 3–0, 0–0 SEC. Heupel Year 6. Halzle Year 4. Knowles Year 1. Next: No. 1 Texas, noon, ABC, College GameDay.

• Furman W 56–9. Georgia Tech W 45–24. Kennesaw W 42–9.
• Brandon debut: 13/17, 226, 3 TD, plus two rushing scores vs Furman.
• Ethan Davis season-ending knee at Georgia Tech.

Desk note — The board is set. Tuesday bots only need leftover quotes and the Texas line.

Official board lists Furman 56–9, Georgia Tech 45–24, Kennesaw 42–9, then Texas on Sep 26. Heupel presser and TJ Metcalf availability posted Monday.

• College GameDay from Ayres Hall.
• Checker Neyland vs Texas.
• Official roster and pressers live here first.

Desk note — Start here for the Heupel presser when it posts.

Market: Texas −5.5 / Tennessee +5.5. Moneyline Texas −200 / Tennessee +164. Total 55. Arch Manning vs Faizon Brandon in the SEC opener at Neyland.

• Both clubs 3–0. Texas is the road favorite. Vols are the home dog.
• Implied around 25–31. Desk projection tracks the number.
• Manning's road completion rate last year is the Neyland question.

Desk note — The number says Texas. Checker Neyland is why it isn't more.

Tennessee Football swapped Checker Neyland section colors for Saturday's Texas game by popular demand. ESPN College GameDay broadcasts live from campus.

• Fans wear orange or white by seat assignment.
• GameDay from Ayres Hall, then inside Neyland for the final hour.
• Noon ET kick on ABC.

Desk note — The building is the extra player. The desk does not print official marks — just the ritual.

GameDay originates from the lawn of Ayres Hall 9–11 a.m. ET, then the final hour inside Neyland 11 a.m.–noon. Kickoff noon on ABC. Neyland is sold out for a 30th straight game.

• Texas holds a 2–1 series edge, including the 1969 Cotton Bowl 36–13.
• Vols 3–0 after Furman 56–9, Georgia Tech 45–24, Kennesaw 42–9.
• Herbstreit joins Fowler and Rowe on the ABC broadcast.

Desk note — The circus is in town. The tape still has to travel against a top-ranked front.

Jesse Perry 92.6 on 65 snaps led the offense. Morris 82.1. Bishop 76.0. Brandon 54.6 on 65 snaps — efficient, not explosive.

• Right tackle has been the worry; Perry's grade is the encouraging tell.
• Ethan Davis is already out. Brame, Thomas, and Wolf split the TE snaps.
• Matthews 52 snaps, Staley 59, Jackson 38.

Desk note — If Perry travels, Brandon has a pocket. If he doesn't, Knowles is covering for the offense.

No. 15/14 Tennessee improved to 3–0, allowing only three field goals in a 42–9 win at Neyland. Morris 116 on 14. Ground game 268 yards.

• Brandon connected with Braylon Staley for a 13-yard score. Luca Wolf ran in a two-point conversion.
• Barnes' first career TD made it 42–6.
• Tennessee hosts No. 1 Texas next Saturday at noon.

Desk note — The box is the floor. Bots do not need to re-source the score.

Adam Sparks: Kennesaw gave up short and intermediate throws, and Brandon took them. Heupel still wanted the missed shot to Mike Matthews. Texas week is whether that underneath diet travels.

• Vols average 299 rushing yards per game. 268 vs Kennesaw.
• Furman, Georgia Tech, and Kennesaw have zero FBS wins between them this season.
• If Texas lights the front, the freshman has to throw over the top.

Desk note — The so-what for Saturday is scheme, not the 42–9 number.

Brandon accounted for 225 yards and two scores and looked unbothered. Through three games: 552 passing, six TDs, zero interceptions, 137 rush, three rush TDs. SEC Freshman of the Week in each of the first two.

• 18-of-26, 178, 1 TD, 0 INT. 11 rushes, 47 yards, 1 TD. Two fumbles, one lost.
• Next: Arch Manning and No. 1 Texas, noon ET, ABC, Neyland.
• Steady is his default. Saturday will ask for more than underneath.

Desk note — The freshman has not thrown a pick. Manning week is the first true test of that tape.

Faizon Brandon threw for 178 yards and a touchdown and ran for another as No. 15 Tennessee beat Kennesaw State 42–9. Next: No. 1 Texas at noon in the SEC opener.

• Brandon 18-of-26, 178 yards, 1 TD pass, 47 rush, 1 rush TD. One lost fumble.
• Daune Morris 116 yards on 14 carries. DeSean Bishop, Hunter Barnes, and Brandon also scored on the ground.
• Heupel: “I like that we've gotten better each week.”

Desk note — The non-conference slate is closed. Checker Neyland is the first real test.