Tennessee football is on the road this weekend for another crucial SEC matchup. This time, the Vols are squaring off with a talented but struggling Texas A&M squad. Ahead of the game, UT released its initial availability report for the game on Wednesday night.

The main point of interest on the report was sophomore tight end, DaSaahn Brame. During a ball targeted to him in the end zone during the win over Kentucky, Brame just couldn’t come up with the touchdown catch and ended up hitting his head hard on the ground. He would not return to the game after being helped to the sideline.

Tennessee fans got good news on the report, though. Brame is not listed, indicating that he will be available to play in the game.

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

This comes after Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel gave an encouraging update on The Mike Keith Show on Monday night. He was asked about the status of Brame and seemed confident he’d be good to go in College Station.

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

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 replay center 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 against Kentucky, is freshman Luca Wolf.

Tennessee’s upcoming game at Texas A&M is set for 3 p.m. ET and airs on ESPN.