HOW THEY SCORED
KNOXVILLE — Staff writer David Cobb examines the scoring drives from Tennessee’s 59-3 win over East Tennessee State on Saturday:
FIRST QUARTER
TN — Brent Cimaglia 26-yard field goal, 9:32 Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:07 Key play: Josh Palmer’s double move freed him down the right sideline. Jarrett Guarantano found him for a 51-yard gain to the 4-yard line.
TENNESSEE 3, ETSU 0
TN — Marquill Osborne 8-yard punt return, 2:49 Key play: ETSU sent punter Marlon Watson out after its third straight three-and-out to start the game. Osborne surged around the left edge, blocked the punt at the 8-yard line, scooped it up and scored.
TENNESSEE 10, ETSU 0
SECOND QUARTER
TN — Jeremy Banks 1-yard run (Cimaglia kick), 9:27 Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:34 Key play: Good proection allowed Guarantano time to find Marquez Callaway deep over the middle in one-onone coverage for a gain of 51 yards to set up first-andgoal.
TENNESSEE 17, ETSU 0
TN — Banks 3-yard run (Cimaglia kick), 9:12 Drive: 1 play, 3 yards, 0:05 Key play: An overthrown wide-receiver screen pass from ETSU’s Logan Marchi ended up in the hands of Tennessee freshman cornerback Bryce Thompson at the Bucs’ 24-yard line. He ran 21 yards before stepping out of bounds while straining for the end zone.
TENNESSEE 24, ETSU 0
TN — Darrin Kirkland Jr. 33-yard interception return (Cimaglia kick), 7:41
Key play: Kyle Phillips tipped Marchi’s third-down pass at the line of scrimmage, and Kirkland snagged it and ran down the left sideline for Tennessee’s third touchdown in less than two minutes.
TENNESSEE 31, ETSU 0
TN — Palmer 20-yard run (Cimaglia kick), 3:00 Drive: 7 plays 69 yards, 3:04 Key play: With Keller Chryst in at quarterback, running back Tim Jordan established the tone for the series with a 12-yard run on the drive’s first play.
TENNESSEE 38, ETSU 0
THIRD QUARTER
TN — Jeremy Banks 1-yard run (Cimaglia kick), 9:27 Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:34 Key play: Good protection allowed Guarantano time to find Marquez Callaway deep over the middle in one-onone coverage for a gain of 51 yards to set up first-and-goal.
TENNESSEE 17, ETSU 0 TN — Banks 3-yard run (Cimaglia kick), 9:12 Drive: 1 play, 3 yards, 0:05 Key play: An overthrown wide-receiver screen pass from ETSU’s Logan Marchi ended up in the hands of Tennessee freshman cornerback Bryce Thompson at the Bucs’ 24-yard line. He ran 21 yards before stepping out of bounds while straining for the end zone.
TENNESSEE 24, ETSU 0
TN — Darrin Kirkland Jr. 33-yard interception return (Cimaglia kick), 7:41
Key play: Kyle Phillips tipped Marchi’s third-down pass at the line of scrimmage, and Kirkland snagged it and ran down the left sideline for Tennessee’s third touchdown in less than two minutes.
TENNESSEE 31, ETSU 0
TN — Palmer 20-yard run (Cimaglia kick), 3:00 Drive: 7 plays 69 yards, 3:04 Key play: With Keller Chryst in at quarterback, running back Tim Jordan established the tone for the series with a 12-yard run on the drive’s first play.
TENNESSEE 38, ETSU 0
FOURTH QUARTER
TN — Jordan Murphy 50-yard pass from Keller Chryst (Cimaglia kick), 13:34 Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:18 Key play: Murphy outran a feeble attempt at coverage, and Chryst found him in stride for the game’s first passing touchdown.
TENNESSEE 52, ETSU 3
TN — London 4-yard run (Cimaglia kick), 3:20 Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 3:40 Key play: ETSU’s MJ Woods fumbled a punt on his own 17-yard line. Micah Abernathy recovered to set up the Vols’ final score of the day.
TENNESSEE 59, ETSU 3
TENNESSEE 59, ETSU 3
ETSU 0 0 3 0 — 3
Tennessee 10 28 7 14 — 59
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ETSU TEN
First downs 9 20 Rushes-yards 29-125 44-190 Passing 69 224 Comp-Att-Int 12-29-2 11-16-0 Return Yards -11 -1 Punts-Avg. 7-36.37 4-37.25 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards 6-39 3-20
Time of Possession 29:08 30:52
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—ETSU, Saylors 8-41, Holmes 10-35, Herink 2-27, Marchi 3-9, Monroe 3-9, M.Thompson 3-4. Tennessee, Jordan 15-65, Banks 13-62, London 8-47, Palmer 1-20, Fant 3-7, (Team) 3-(minus 5), Guarantano 1-(minus 6). PASSING—ETSU, Marchi 11-26-2-72, Herink 1-3-0-(minus 3). Tennessee, Guarantano 8-13-0-154, Chryst 3-3-0-70. RECEIVING—ETSU, Coffee 4-30, Werts 3-18, Saylors 2-18, Harrison 1-8, Marchi 1-(minus 2), Adkins 1-(minus 3). Tennessee, Callaway 5-78, Murphy 3-75, Palmer 1-51, Wood-Anderson 1-12, Jennings 1-8. MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.