No. 19 Tennessee vs. Texas A&M: How to watch, stream, listen

The bye week has come and gone and now No. 19 Tennessee turns its attention to Texas A&M for Saturday’s 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time kickoff inside a sold-out Neyland Stadium. The annual ‘Checker Neyland’ game will be televised by CBS as the SEC Game of the Week.

The Vols (4-1, 1-1 SEC) beat South Carolina 41-20 on September 30 in Knoxville before the open date. They’ll be on the road the next two weeks, playing at No. 11 Alabama and No. 24 Kentucky. Texas A&M (4-2, 2-1) lost 26-20 to Alabama last week at Kyle Field in College Station.

Tennessee opened as a 3.5-point favorite on Sunday and the line has moved only slightly toward A&M, with the Vols as 3.0-point favorites as of Thursday afternoon.

Tennessee, which has not been an underdog yet this season, is 3-2 against the spread through five games, covering against South Carolina (-11.5), UTSA (-23.5) and Virginia (-27.5) and failing to cover against Austin Peay (-48.5) and at Florida (-5.5).

A&M is 4-2 against the spread, covering against New Mexico (-38.5), UL Monroe (-37), Auburn (-9.5) and Arkansas (-6). The Aggies failed to cover against Alabama (+2.5) at Miami (-2.5). 

Tennessee vs. Texas A&M: How To Watch

Kickoff Time: 3:30 p.m. ET

Location: Neyland Stadium (101,915)

TV: CBS

Streaming: Paramount+

The Line: Tennessee -3.0

Radio: WIVK-FM 107.7 and WNML-FM 99.1 in Knoxville. The Vol Network radio broadcast (Bob Kesling – play-by-play – Pat Ryan, analyst – Brent Hubbs, analyst – Jayson Swain sideline) can be heard on local affiliates across the state of Tennessee. 

Satellite Radio: SiriusXM Channel 133 or Channel 191. SiriusXM App Channel 962.

A Closer Look: Texas A&M

Texas A&M started the season with a 52-10 home win over New Mexico. The Aggies lost 48-33 a week later at Miami before bouncing back with three straight wins. 

They beat Louisiana Monroe 49-3 and Auburn 27-10 in back-to-back home games, then beat Arkansas 34-22 at AT&T Stadium in Dallas before the home loss to Alabama.

Tennessee has played Texas A&M just twice since the Aggies joined the SEC in 2012 and only four times in the history of the two programs, with both teams winning twice. The Vols lost 45-38 in overtime at Kyle Field in 2016 and lost 34-13 in Knoxville in December 2020, during the COVID-shortened season. 

Tennessee beat Texas A&M 38-7 in the Cotton Bowl on New Year’s Day 2005 and beat the Aggies 3-0 in the Gator Bowl in December 1957.