FINAL: WHITE 14, ORANGE 21
Tennessee football‘s annual Orange-and-White kicks off at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday afternoon in front of a limited crowd at Neyland Stadium.
The capacity is limited to 10,000 fans due to the renovations going on this offseason at the stadium. Still, the game is a chance for fans to get a look at the team before the Vols open up the season against Chattanooga.
Tennessee will likely be down a number of players for this year’s Orange and White game as the Vols play things cautiously with a number of key players.
RTI’s LIVE drive-by-drive update thread of Tennessee’s spring game is below.
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Drive One (White):
White team goes three-and-out after a first down sack. DeSean Bishop has a short run. Nico Iamaleava connects with Kaleb Webb short of the sticks on third down.
Drive One (Orange):
Gaston Moore leads a 10-play, 47 yard drive that end with a turnover on downs at the 29-yard line. Dayton Snead caught two passes. Chris Brazzell II caught another.
Drive Two (White):
Jake Merklinger leads a five-play, 10-yard drive. Just missed an open Jackson Locke over the middle for what would have been a third-and-long conversion.
Drive Two (Orange):
Nico Iamaleava and the orange team go three-and-out, gaining six yards.
START OF SECOND QUARTER
Drive Three (White):
Gaston Moore leads a nine-play, 60-yard touchdown drive capped off by a Dayton Sneed 13-yard touchdown reception. Sneed and Charlie Browder had receptions for first downs. Khalifa Keith ran three times for 13 yards.
SCORE: White 7, Orange 0
Drive Three (Orange):
Jake Merklinger leads a five-play, 75-yard touchdown drive. The early enrollee freshman was impressive with his legs, totaling a 16 yard and 26 yard scramble. The second one went for a touchdown.
SCORE: White 7, Orange 7
Drive Four (White):
Nico Iamaleava leads a five-play, 75-yard touchdown drive. The Vols’ starting quarterback completed passes of 11, 14 and 28 yards with the 28 yard pass being a touchdown connection with to Chas Nimrod.
SCORE: White 14, Orange 7
Drive Four (Orange):
Gaston Moore leads a 3-play, 75-yard touchdown drive to end the half. Early enrollee receiver Mike Matthews got behind Jordan Matthews for a 63-yard touchdown.
SCORE: White 14, Orange 14
HALFTIME
START OF THIRD QUARTER
Drive Five (Orange):
Navy Shuler and the Tennessee offense goes three-and-out.
Drive Five (White):
Nico Iamaleava and the Tennessee offense goes three-and-out.
Drive Six (Orange):
Jake Merklinger fires a 71-yard touchdown pass to Chris Brazzell II.
SCORE: White 14, Orange 21
Drive Six (White):
Ryan Damron led a six-play, 19-yard drive that ends in a punt.
START OF FOURTH QUARTER
Drive Seven (Orange):
Gaston Moore leads an eight-play, 30-yard drive that stalls with a sack and a penalty. Vols punt.
Drive Seven (White):
Josh Turbyville misses a 45-yard field goal.
FINA: ORANGE 21, WHITE 14
