No. 19 Tennessee (4-1, 1-1 SEC) recorded 239 passing yards and 238 rushing yards versus South Carolina (2-3, 1-2 SEC) on Saturday.
South Carolina totaled 201 passing yards and 132 rushing yards in its 41-20 loss at Neyland Stadium.
Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel discussed controlling the one of scrimmage against the Gamecocks.
“I said that this was going to be a line-of-scrimmage game early in the week, challenged them all week long, had to own it on both sides,” Heupel said. “Felt like we controlled the line of scrimmage for most of the night. Relentless effort, energy, technique, fundamentals, our d-line did a great job against the run, harassed the quarterback all night long. He was throwing out of a well, he was on the move. They did an unbelievable job, and we did a good job matching out on the perimeter defensively.
“Offensively, for a lot of the evening, super efficient, created some big explosive plays, good enough in our protections to push the ball down the football field, too, so all in all, the line of scrimmage, pretty pleased with until we look at the tape, I’m sure.”
