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Michigan State football adds former UTSA QB Cordale Grundy as Graduate Assistant

Michigan State football adds former UTSA QB Cordale Grundy as Graduate Assistant

Michigan State football’s core staff is now complete, and now it’s time to flesh out the coaching staff with graduate assistants to work with the different position groups. The Spartans added another assistant over the weekend, as Cordale Grundy announced he is joining MSU as a graduate assistant working with the wide receiver group.

Grundy was a college quarterback, starting at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M and finishing his career at the University of Texas-San Antonio in 2019.

Grundy started his coaching career in 2019 with Minnesota, spent time with the Miami Dolphins as the assistant cornerbacks coach, and his last stop was at Colorado as a graduate assistant working with the safeties.

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Josh Heupel recaps Dylan Sampson’s performance versus UTSA

Josh Heupel recaps Dylan Sampson’s performance versus UTSA in Week 4.

Sophomore running back Dylan Sampson recorded 139 yards and two touchdowns on 11 rushing attempts in Week 4 versus UTSA.

The 5-foot-11, 190-pound Sampson has totaled 199 yards and five touchdowns on 27 rushing attempts in 2023. He has also recorded three receptions for 38 yards and one touchdown.

Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel discussed Sampson’s performance in the Vols’, 45-14, win versus UTSA.

“Dylan has been a leader on the practice field and a leader in the locker room,” Heupel said. “Competitive and willing to do whatever to help the team. When he has the ball in his hands he’s done a good job of reading it. Delivering blocks. He made a backdoor cut tonight, his flow over the top happens. He’s really efficient in what he’s done. He’s going to continue to go up, too.”

Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire

Everything Josh Heupel said after Vols’ win versus UTSA

Everything Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel said after the Vols’ win versus UTSA.

Tennessee (3-1, 0-1 SEC) recorded its third win of the season on Saturday.

The Vols defeated UTSA (1-3, 0-0 AAC), 45-14, at Neyland Stadium in Week 4.

Third-year head coach Josh Heupel met with media following Tennessee’s win.

“I appreciate our fans showing up early,” Heupel said. “Vol Walk was awesome. Great start to a football game. Played well early in both phases and special teams. Obviously, third quarter and the end of the second quarter there is some things that we did not operate as efficiently as we needed to.

“Have to be better than that as we continue to go, but again finished strong. Love the effort. We have to be a little bit smarter and some of the unique things that transpired during the course of the ball game for sure.”

Everything Heupel said during his postgame press conference is listed below.

Watch: Carlos Lopez calls Joe Milton’s 81-yard touchdown run in Spanish

Watch: Carlos Lopez calls Tennessee quarterback Joe Milton’s 81-yard touchdown run in Spanish

No. 20 Tennessee (3-1, 0-1 SEC) defeated UTSA (1-3, 0-0 AAC), 45-14, Saturday at Neyland Stadium.

The contest featured two historic moments.

Carlos Lopez (play-by-play) and former Vol Fuad Reveiz were on the call, featuring the first Spanish-language broadcast for University of Tennessee athletics.

“Gracias from my heart,” Lopez said after the game. “I said it before and I’ll say it again, God gets the credit and yesterday we all made history.”

Tennessee quarterback Joe Milton III scored on an 81-yard rushing touchdown, the Vols’ first offensive play of the game. It was the longest run by a quarterback in Tennessee history and tied the tenth-longest rushing attempt by any player in program history.

Below is Lopez’s call in Spanish of Milton’s historic run.

PHOTOS: Vols are victorious against UTSA at Neyland Stadium

Joe Milton’s 81-yard run is Vols’ longest by a quarterback in program history

Joe Milton’s 81-yard run versus UTSA is the Vols’ longest by a quarterback in program history.

Redshirt senior quarterback Joe Milton III had a historic performance in Tennessee’s win versus UTSA.

Milton III completed 18-of-31 passing attempts for 209 yards and two touchdowns. He also recorded 89 rushing yards and scored one touchdown on five attempts.

Milton III scored on an 81-yard touchdown, Tennessee’s first offensive play of the game.

It was the longest run by a quarterback in Tennessee history and tied the tenth-longest rushing attempt by any player in program history. Halfback Hank Lauricella also recorded an 81-yard run versus Tennessee Tech on Nov. 11, 1950, while attempting 65 passing attempts in the same season.

PHOTOS: Vols are victorious against UTSA at Neyland Stadium

Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire

Watch: Josh Heupel recaps Vols’ win versus UTSA

Watch: Josh Heupel recaps Tennessee’s win versus UTSA

No. 20 Tennessee (3-1, 0-1 SEC) defeated UTSA (1-3, 0-0 AAC), 45-14, Saturday at Neyland Stadium.

101,915 were in attendance for the Week 4 non-conference matchup.

Third-year head coach Josh Heupel recapped Tennessee’s win versus the Roadrunners.

“I appreciate our fans showing up early,” Heupel said. “Vol Walk was awesome. Great start to a football game. Played well early in both phases and special teams. Obviously, third quarter and the end of the second quarter there is some things that we did not operate as efficiently as we needed to, have to be better than that as we continue to go, but again finished strong. Love the effort.

“We have to be a little bit smarter and some of the unique things that transpired during the course of the ball game for sure.”

Heupel’s postgame press conference can be watched below.

Whitehaven trio reunites at Neyland Stadium

Whitehaven trio of Bryson Eason, Tamarion McDonald and Martavius French reunite at Neyland Stadium.

The Whitehaven trio reunited at Neyland Stadium on Saturday.

Redshirt junior defensive lineman Bryson Eason and senior defensive back Tamarion McDonald of Tennessee defeated junior linebacker Martavius French of UTSA, 45-14, in Week 4. The trio signed with Tennessee in the 2020 recruiting class from Whitehaven High School in Memphis, Tennessee.

McDonald recorded seven tackles, two tackles for a loss, one sack and one interception, while Eason totaled three tackles and 0.5 tackles for a loss for the Vols against UTSA.

French totaled two tackles and one quarterback hurry for UTSA. He entered the NCAA transfer portal in April 2021. French transferred from Tennessee in May 2021 to Hutchinson Community College.

PHOTOS: Vols are victorious against UTSA at Neyland Stadium

Bryson Eason (20). Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire
Tamarion McDonald (12). Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire
Martavius French (10). Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire

PHOTOS: Vols are victorious against UTSA at Neyland Stadium

PHOTOS: Vols are victorious against UTSA at Neyland Stadium in Week 4

No. 20 Tennessee (3-1, 0-1 SEC) defeated UTSA (1-3, 0-0 AAC), 45-14, Saturday at Neyland Stadium.

101,915 were in attendance for the Week 4 non-conference matchup. Saturday’s contest was the first all time meeting between the Vols and Roadrunners.

Redshirt senior quarterback Joe Milton III completed 18-of-31 passing attempts for 209 yards and two touchdowns for the Vols.

Running back Dylan Sampson led Tennessee with 139 rushing yards and two touchdowns. Ramel Keyton led the Vols in receiving yards (48) and also scored one touchdown.

Linebacker Aaron Beasley led Tennessee with nine tackles. Elijah Herring also recorded eight tackles versus the Roadrunners.

Below are photos of Tennessee’s Week 4 non-conference win versus UTSA.

Tennessee-UTSA football postgame social media reaction

A look at postgame social media reaction after Tennessee’s win over UTSA.

Tennessee (3-1, 0-1 SEC) defeated UTSA (1-3, 0-0 AAC), 45-14, Saturday at Neyland Stadium in Week 4.

Saturday’s contest was the first meeting between the Vols and Roadrunners.

Tennessee redshirt senior quarterback Joe Milton III completed 18-of-31 passing attempts for 209 yards and two touchdowns.

Running back Dylan Sampson led the Vols with 139 rushing yards and two touchdowns. Jabari Small totaled 61 rushing yards and one touchdown.

Wide receiver Ramel Keyton led Tennessee with 48 receiving yards and one touchdown. Bru McCoy also contributed three receptions for 30 receiving yards.

Following Tennessee’s win versus UTSA at Neyland Stadium in Week 4, Vols Wire looks at postgame social media buzz and is listed below.

No. 20 Tennessee defeats UTSA, 45-14

No. 20 Tennessee defeats UTSA, 45-14, at Neyland Stadium.

No. 20 Tennessee (3-1, 0-1 SEC) defeated UTSA (1-3, 0-0 AAC), 45-14, Saturday at Neyland Stadium.

Quarterback Joe Milton III scored an 81-yard rushing touchdown on Tennessee’s first offensive play of the contest.

The Vols scored 31 unanswered points in the first half.

Dylan Sampson scored on a 10-yard rushing touchdown in the first quarter.

Milton III completed a touchdown pass to Kaleb Webb, extending the Vols’ lead to 21-0 in the second quarter. Milton III also completed a 48-yard passing attempt for a touchdown to Ramel Keyton.

Charles Campbell kicked a field goal with 3 minutes, 21 seconds remaining in the first half.

Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire

Owen McCown recorded two touchdown passes to Joshua Cephus and Tykee Ogle-Kellogg in the second half for UTSA.

Jabari Small and Sampson recorded touchdown runs for the Vols in the fourth quarter.

Milton III completed 18-of-31 passing attempts for 209 passing yards and two passing touchdowns.

Sampson had a career-high 139 yards on 11 rushing attempts.

Tennessee’s defense forced three UTSA turnovers in the contest.

Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire