During Tennessee football’s 34-6 win over Kentucky on Saturday, Vols tight end DaSaahn Brame exited with an injury after a near-touchdown grab. The pass in the end zone was controversially ruled incomplete, but the larger concern was Brame hitting his head hard on the ground and exiting with what appeared to be signs of a concussion.

Brame ultimately did not return to the game, but his status for this week’s important road clash at Texas A&M will be interesting to monitor. On Monday, during his appearance on The Mike Keith Show, UT head coach Josh Heupel gave an encouraging update on the status of Brame, though.

“DaSaahn is doing good,” Heupel said. “We feel like he’ll be in a great spot for game day.”

The initial availability report for the game will be released on Wednesday night. Players can be listed as out, doubtful, questionable or probable. Players who are not listed are presumed to be available to play.

I need an explanation, HOW IS THIS NOT A TOUCHDOWN? He catches it, right foot hits, falls to ground, ball pops out when the Kentucky player falls on him? WHY ARE THEY LOOKING AT THE LEFT FOOT https://t.co/hbuwJCjdc3

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— gmannVOLS (@gmannVOLS) November 8, 2026

On the play that saw Brame go down, it was ruled incomplete on the field. Though no review was publicly announced, Heupel confirmed after the game that the officials told him it was reviewed, but the booth also had it as incomplete due to not maintaining possession through the ground.

“When I was talking with the officials, we haven’t gotten the report back post-game yet,” Heupel said on The Mike Keith Show. “That typically happens in the middle of the week. But at the end of the day, he didn’t come down with the football. Didn’t maintain control of it when he was on the ground. So that was the ruling that they gave me. They said that they did review it up top as well.”

In the game, Brame still recorded one catch for three yards before exiting. On the year, the sophomore has 15 receptions for 184 yards and no touchdowns. He has dramatically improved as a blocking tight end, as well.

With Ethan Davis out for the season, Brame’s role has increased. He splits the majority of reps at tight end with Trent Thomas. The next off the bench, who saw increased action after Brame exited, is freshman Luca Wolf.

Next, Tennessee travels to College Station to play Texas A&M. The matchup is set for 3 p.m. ET and airs on ESPN.