After dropping in the polls for the first time all season following the road loss to Alabama, Tennessee football is back on the move in the right direction. After going into the 56-34 win in Lexington at No. 17, the Vols moved up three spots to land at No. 14.
Tennessee’s spot in the rankings is good for sixth in the SEC. The Vols are just behind No. 3 Texas A&M, No. 4 Alabama, No. 5 Georgia, No. 8 Ole Miss and No. 11 Vanderbilt.
Leading the rankings is Ohio State, followed by Indiana. The next non-SEC team is No. 6 Oregon followed by No. 7 Georgia Tech, No. 9 Miami and No. 10 BYU.
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Tennessee’s offense was firing on all cylinders in the win over Kentucky. The Vols accounted for 504 total yards of offense, including 396 passing yards from the arm of Joey Aguilar. He completed 20-of-26 passes with three touchdowns and no interceptions.
This included all three starting receivers going over 100 yards. Chris Brazzell led the way with 138 yards and a touchdown. Mike Matthews and Braylon Staley followed with 107 yards and a touchdown and 105 yards, respectively. Ethan Davis, Radarious Jackson and Miles Kitselman also caught passes, including a touchdown for Davis.
On the ground, the Vols ran for 108 yards. This was behind another strong day from DeSean Bishop, who rushed 14 times for 48 yards and two touchdowns. Star Thomas notched 64 yards on 10 carries with a score. Peyton Lewis added nine yards and a touchdown on four totes.
UT also notched two turnovers with an Edrees Farooq pick-six and a fumble recovery from Jadon Perlotte. Dominic Bailey owned the only sack for Tennessee.
This week, the Vols head back to Neyland Stadium to host Oklahoma. Kickoff vs. the Sooners is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET and will air on ABC.
