Tennessee's Josh Heupel discusses Vols 38-33 win
On a day when the defense struggled with the Florida offense, Hendon Hooker was spectacular throwing for over accounting for 461 yards of total offense and tallying a Tennessee career-high on the ground with 112 yards.
With no Cedric Tillman, Hooker found Jalin Hyatt and Bru McCoy for some big gains through the air. The USC transfer found the end zone again for the big Orange and registered his first 100-yard effort witht he program while Hyatt collected five catches for 58 yards.
Jabari Small logged a run of 39 yards early in the third quarter that really got him going in the second half. The juniro tailback finished the outing with 90 yards on 19 carries – a real good sign after exiting last week’s Akron win with a shoulder issue.
Trailing late in the first half, Hooker led the Vols on a 12-play, 99 yard drive highlighted by 43-yard catch from Ramel Keyton. The senior laid out and got full extension to bring in the football. It was a great catch by the senior as he was in for Tillman and really made some highlight reel plays to help Tennessee pad its lead.
Tennessee scored touchdowns on three of its four possession in the second half – and needed every bit of it as Florida made a run at the end of the ballgame.
