{
  "id": 10276879,
  "title": "Vols drop to 17 after loss to Texas",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/vols-drop-to-17-after-loss-to-texas",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-27T19:25:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/vols-drop-17-loss-texas-192528890.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Tennessee Vols have fallen to 17th in the rankings following their loss to Texas on Saturday, according to the AP Top 25 and AFCA Coaches polls. This marks a three-place decline in the AP poll and a four-place drop in the Coaches poll, after the Vols were previously ranked 14th and 13th respectively. Texas maintains its position as the No. 1 team. President Donald Trump visited the game, departing shortly after 2 p.m. ESPN also held its College Game Day event in Knoxville on Saturday. Tennessee currently has a 3-1 record, with wins against Kennesaw State, Georgia Tech, and Furman. The team is set to face Auburn on October 3.",
  "summary": "KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Tennessee Vols are ranked 17th after losing to Texas on Saturday at Neyland Stadium. On Sunday, the AP Top 25 poll and the AFCA Coaches Poll both listed Tennessee as 17th after its 20-17 loss to the Longhorns. This is a drop of three places in the AP ranking which […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "'Understatement of a lifetime': Mike Elko seeks answers after Texas A&M's hideous LSU loss",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/understatement-of-a-lifetime-mike-elko-seeks-answers-after-texas-a-ms",
        "published": "2026-09-27T15:32:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}