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Tennessee-Tennessee Tech: Game balls
Tennessee (2-1) defeated Tennessee Tech (0-3), 56-0, Saturday at Neyland Stadium.
Following Tennessee’s win against Tennessee Tech, Vols Wire issues game balls to top performers on offense, defense and special teams.
NEXT: Game balls for Tennessee against the Golden Eagles (defense)
Former local high school players return to East Tennessee against Vols.
Tennessee (2-1) defeated Tennessee Tech (0-3), 56-0, Saturday at Neyland Stadium.
The Golden Eagles have never defeated Tennessee in seven tries, all games have been contested in Knoxville.
Two former Knoxville area prep stars saw action against the Vols on Saturday.
Xavier Washington, a sophomore linebacker who played for Knoxville Central, recorded four solo tackles and assisted on three other stops against Tennessee.
Wide receiver Ashton Maples. a freshman, who starred at Maryville High School during his prep career, recorded one reception for seven yards.
Washington totaled 244 tackles, five interceptions and forced four fumbles in for the Bobcats. He also hepled Knoxville Central win a TSSAA Class 5A state championship.
Maples won two Class 6A state titles (2017, 2019) with the Rebels during his high school career.
He was an all-state standout for Maryville as was recognized by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association.
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Vols defeat Tennessee Tech ahead of SEC opener.
Tennessee (2-1) defeated Tennessee Tech (0-3), 56-0, Saturday at Neyland Stadium.
Hendon Hooker started at quarterback for the Vols, replacing the injured Joe Milton III.
Hooker completed 17-of-25 passes for 199 yards, three touchdowns and zero interceptions. He totaled 64 rushing yards and one touchdown on nine attempts.
Tennessee led 28-0 at halftime. The Vols totaled 271 yards in the first half, while giving up 58 to the Golden Eagles.
For the game, Tennessee totaled 417 yards on 79 plays against Tennessee Tech. The Golden Eagles totaled 179 yards.
Tennessee will travel to Florida and open Southeastern Conference play in Week 4. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. EDT and ESPN will televise the SEC matchup.
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Halftime: Vols lead Tennessee Tech in I-40 matchup
Tennessee (1-1) is leading Tennessee Tech (0-2), 28-0, at halftime.
Hendon Hooker started at quarterback for the Vols, replacing the injured Joe Milton III.
Hooker completed 13-of-20 passes for 146 yards, three touchdowns and zero interceptions. He totaled 55 rushing yards on seven attempts.
Hooker connected with JaVonta Payton on a 29-yard pass for a touchdown in the first quarter.
Jaylen Wright scored on a two-yard run to extend Tennessee’s lead to 14-0 in the first quarter.
Tennessee’s first drive in the second quarter resulted in a 45-yard pass from Hooker to Velus Jones Jr. The drive lasted nine plays and 96 yards in 2 minutes, 27 seconds.
Tennessee extended its lead to 28-0 before halftime as Jacob Warren recorded a one-yard reception for a touchdown from Hooker.
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Inactive players for Vols against Tennessee Tech.
Tennessee (2-0) will host Tennessee Tech (0-2) Saturday at Neyland Stadium in Week 3.
Kickoff is slated for noon EDT. SEC Network+ will broadcast the in-state matchup.
Ahead of the contest, the following Tennessee players have been announced as inactive against the Golden Eagles.
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Officials for Tennessee-Tennessee Tech game are announced.
Tennessee (1-1) is hosting Tennessee Tech (0-2) Saturday at Neyland Stadium.
Kickoff is slated for noon EDT. SEC Network+ will broadcast the in-state matchup.
Ahead of the Week 3 contest, game officials have been announced.
| Referee: | Olson, Kyle |
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Umpire: |
Self, Tripp |
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Linesman: |
Green, Chad |
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Line Judge: |
Zimmerman, Greg |
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Back Judge: |
Kovach, Brian |
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Field Judge: |
Britton, Andy |
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Side Judge: |
Clark, Cedric |
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Center Judge: |
Austin, Bruce |
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Tennessee-Tennessee Tech pregame social media buzz.
Tennessee (1-1) hosts Tennessee Tech (0-2) Saturday at Neyland Stadium.
Kickoff is slated for noon EDT. SEC Network+ will broadcast the in-state matchup.
Ahead of the Week 3 contest, Vols Wire takes a look at pregame social media buzz from official team and university accounts, current and former players, coaches and more.
Player spotlight: Tennessee Tech quarterback Davis Shanley
Tennessee (1-1) will host Tennessee Tech (0-2) in Week 3 Saturday at Neyland Stadium.
Davis Shanley has started at quarterback for Tennessee Tech this season.
Shanley has completed 25-of-55 passes for 219 yards, one touchdown and four interceptions. The 6-foot-2, 204-pound signal-caller has been sacked four times this season.
Shanley transferred to Tennessee Tech from Western Kentucky.
He signed with the Hilltoppers and then-head coach Mike Sanford Jr. Sanford Jr. served as Western Kentucky’s head coach from 2017-18 and is currently offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Minnesota.
Shanley started four games at Western Kentucky in 2018, completing 91-of-141 passes for 942 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions.
He played one game for the Hilltoppers in 2019 and redshirted last season under head coach Tyson Helton.
Ahead of Saturday’s contest between the Vols and Golden Eagles, Tennessee Tech head coach Dewayne Alexander joined the show “Football Two-A-Days” and discussed Shanley and his quarterbacks.
The show can be listened to here or below.
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Josh Heupel details Vols’ walkthrough ahead of Tennessee Tech game.
Tennessee (1-1) will host Tennessee Tech (0-2) Saturday at Neyland Stadium.
The Vols enter its in-state matchup following a Week 2 loss to Pittsburgh.
First-year head coach Josh Heupel met with media on Thursday and discussed the Vols’ walkthrough ahead of playing Tennessee Tech.
“Good Thursday walkthrough for us, energy and engagement was really good,” Heupel said. “I know you guys will have questions on injuries. A lot of that is going to be determined tomorrow and potentially on Saturday morning. The majority of it tomorrow, based on how we get on the grass, how guys are moving around and functioning. Excited to go play, the guys are too.
“Like I said earlier in the week, the challenge is us. Big emphasis today for our players, the challenge of the last 48 hours is the process to get ready to go play. They’ve been good Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. I like what they’ve done. They were good this morning, but later today and tomorrow is going to be important too. We’re learning how to do those things right as a program, coaches and players alike.”
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Tennessee-Tennessee Tech score predictions.
The Vols (1-1) will host Tennessee Tech (0-2) on Saturday at Neyland Stadium.
Kickoff is slated for noon EDT. SEC Network+ will televise the in-state matchup.
Ahead of the Week 3 matchup, Vols Wire predicts scores for the Tennessee-Tennessee Tech game.
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