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Tennessee football: Joey Halzle and Brian Jean-Mary on preparing for LSU and more

On3 imageby: Brent Hubbs10/04/22Brent_Hubbs
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Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker is playing as well as any signal caller in the country. Hooker is completing 72% of his passes. He’s thrown for 1193 yards 8 touchdowns and no interceptions threw four games. 

Hooker is also averaging five yards a run and has scored 3 touchdowns with his feet. 

Quarterbacks coach Joey Halzle discussed Hooker’s play and more on Tuesday ahead of the Vols trip to Baton Rouge. 

The Vol linebackers find themselves with a challenge this week against #25 ranked LSU. The Tigers present a problem on the ground averaging 196 yards rushing a game. Quarterback Jayden Daniels leads the Tigers on the ground with 321 yards and 3 touchdowns on 60 attempts, almost twice as many attempts as any Tiger tailback. 

LSU also causes issues for linebackers in the passing game as their tight ends and running backs have 32 receptions in 5 games. 

Vol linebacker coach Brian Jean Mary broke down the challenges facing his position group on Saturday as the Vols and Tigers play at noon est.

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