Tennessee leads Vanderbilt in historic first half

First-half recap of UT’s game against Vanderbilt.

After falling behind 10-7, the Tennessee football team scored 21 unanswered points and the Volunteers have a 28-10 lead at halftime.

The Vols have used three quarterbacks in the first half.

Harrison Bailey started, going 7-for-7 and threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Princeton Fant to open the scoring. He did lose a fumble in the red zone that would lead to a 39-yard field goal by Vanderbilt’s Pierson Cooke that gave the Commodores a 10-7 lead.

Tennessee tight end Princeton Fant (88) celebrates a touchdown with offensive lineman Jerome Carvin (75) as Vanderbilt cornerback Jaylen Mahoney (23) walks away during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)

Vanderbilt tied the game late in the first quarter when Ken Seals threw a scoring strike to Cam Johnson. Sarah Fuller made the game-tying extra point, becoming the first woman to score a point in a Power Five game.

J.T. Shrout had two touchdown passes while going 6-for-12 for 90 yards. His scoring strikes went to Velus Jones Jr. and Jalin Hyatt.

Bryce Thompson had a defensive score for Tennessee when he intercepted Seals and returned the ball to the end zone.

Brian Maurer took one snap at quarterback and reeled off a 22-yard run for the Vols, who will get the ball to start the second half.

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