Live Updates: No. 21 Tennessee 28, New Mexico State 3 (Third Quarter)

It’s Homecoming game day on The Hill as Tennessee Football hosts New Mexico State in a 4:15 p.m. Eastern Time kickoff on SEC Network, with Dave Neal and Fozzy Whittaker on the call. It’s also Salute to Service weekend for the Vols, who will wear their Smokey Grey ‘Volunteer Spirit’ alternate uniform against the Aggies.

Follow along for all the live updates before, during and after today’s game on The General’s Quarters

The radio broadcast can be heard on The Vol Network, with Mike Keith, Ramon Foster, Brent Hubbs and Jayson Swain on the call.

No. 21 Tennessee (6-3) is coming off a bye week, following the 33-27 home loss to No. 11 Oklahoma on November 1. New Mexico State (3-6), which has never faced the Vols, lost 24-21 to Kennesaw State at home on Saturday, losing its fourth straight game and sixth in its last seven.

First Quarter

Tennessee 7, New Mexico State 0 (7:54): Joey Aguilar hit Chris Brazzell II on a 45-yard pass down to the 1-yard line and DeSean Bishop ran in on the next play to open the scoring. Bishop ran for 13 yards over the first two plays of the drive, before Aguilar’s deep shot to Brazzell. 

Tennessee 14, New Mexico State 0 (5:43): Ty Redmond came up with an interception to give Tennessee the ball at the New Mexico State 36-yard line and the Vols were in the end zone three plays later, with Joey Aguilar running 27 yards for a touchdown. 

Second Quarter

Tennessee 21, New Mexico State 0 (11:24): Joey Aguilar hit Braylon Staley over the middle for a 15-yard touchdown to put Tennessee up by three touchdowns. Two plays earlier Aguilar escaped pressure by throwing to Star Thomas for a 12-yard gain and set up the touchdown. The drive covered 99 yards in 13 plays, taking 4:46 off the clock.

Tennessee 21, New Mexico State 3 (1:25): New Mexico State got on the board with a 32-yard David Barker field goal to cap a 51-yards scoring drive just before the half.

Third Quarter

Tennessee 28, New Mexico State 3 (10:46): Tennessee started the second half with a 75-yard touchdown drive, with running back Star Thomas scoring on a 21-yard run against his former school. Thomas, who transferred to Tennessee from Duke, spent two seasons at New Mexico State, running for 1,171 yards and nine touchdowns in 28 games over the 2022 and 2023 seasons.

How to Watch: No. 21 Tennessee vs. New Mexico State

When: Saturday, 4:15 p.m. Eastern Time | Where: Neyland Stadium

Streaming: SEC Network (Dave Neal, Fozzy Whittaker)

Radio: WNML 99.1 FM in Knoxville (Mike Keith, Ramon Foster, Brent Hubbs, Jayson Swain). The Vol Network radio broadcast can be heard on local affiliates across the state of Tennessee.

SiriusXM: Ch. 106 or 190 | SiriusXM App: Ch. 960

Tennessee wearing its Smokey Grey alternate uniform on Saturday

Tennessee will be back in an alternate uniform at home on Saturday, wearing its Military-inspired 2025 Smokey Grey uniform during Salute to Service weekend.

This season’s Smokey Grey look — the fourth alternate in the four-year Smokey Grey Series — pays homage to the United States Armed Forces during Tennessee’s Salute to Service weekend, with the new look designed in collaboration with the Tennessee Military Department, the 134th Air Refueling Wing in East Tennessee and the Tennessee National Guard.

The Vols wore their all-black ‘Dark Mode’ alternate in the 33-27 loss to Oklahoma on November 1.