KNOXVILLE, TN – Tennessee Football returns to action Saturday by welcoming the Arkansas Razorbacks into Neyland Stadium. The Vols are looking for their second straight SEC win, while the Razorbacks aim to get back on track in the first game of the Bobby Petrino interim head coaching stretch.
Stay tuned to Rocky Top Insider throughout the game for live, on-site coverage of all the action.
Tennessee (4-1, 1-1 SEC) Season Results:
- Game 1: No. 24 Tennessee (45) vs Syracuse (26) – W [Atlanta]
- Game 2: East Tennessee State (17) at No. 22 Tennessee (72) – W
- Game 3: No. 6 Georgia (44) at No. 15 Tennessee (41) OT – L
- Game 4: UAB (24) at No. 15 Tennessee (56) – W
- Game 5: No. 15 Tennessee (41) at Mississippi State (34) OT – W
CURRENT SCORE: 4th Quarter – Tennessee 34, Arkansas 24 – Updates PAUSED due to press conference setup, follow @RSchump00 for live updates
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Pregame
Arkansas wins the toss, will receive to start the game.
Tennessee captains: LS Bennett Brady, DB Andre Turrentine, DL Jaxson Moi, RB DeSean Bishop
FIRST QUARTER
Arkansas Drive 1: Touchdown Arkansas – UA 7, UT 0
- Arkansas marches down the field with ease. Tennessee’s run defense did not look good on the first drive.
- Taylen Green 11-yard TD rush
- 9 plays, 75 yards
- Impact play: Arkansas converts 4th and inches from the ARK 34-yard line.
Tennessee Drive 1: TOUCHDOWN TENNESSEE – UT 7, UA 7
- Tennessee RB DeSean Bishop carries the ball 17 yards into the endzone
- Strong drive by QB Joey Aguilar to start things off
- 7 plays, 75 yards
Arkansas Drive 2: Arkansas Sack and Fumble, Tennessee Recovery – UT 7, UA 7
- Tennessee’s Jordan Ross gets to Taylen Green and forces a fumble. Ross then recovers.
- Big swing moment for Tennessee
- 2 plays, 34 yards
Tennessee Drive 2: Punt – UT 7, UA 7
- Tennessee QB Joey Aguilar misses on two deep shots, goes three-and-out
- Vols forced to punt from the ARK 45-yard line
- 3 plays, 4 yards
- Not a great showing after the turnover
Arkansas Drive 3: Arkansas Field Goal GOOD – UA 10, UT 7
- Arkansas once again drives down the field with relative ease. Tennessee picks up a third down stop in the red zone thanks to a nice pass deflection from Colton Hood.
- 28-yard field goal is good.
- 11 plays, 70 yards
-END OF THE FIRST QUARTER: UA 10, UT 7-
Tennessee Drive 3: Tennessee Field Goal GOOD – UA 10, UT 10
- Tennessee K Max Gilbert caps off the UT drive with a 37-yard field goal
- 12 plays, 57 yards
Arkansas Drive 4: Touchdown Razorbacks – UA 17, UT 10
- Razorbacks head to the field again and score. 75-yard drive ends with a 1-yard rushing touchdown.
- 11 plays, 75 yards
Tennessee Drive 4: TOUCHDOWN TENNESSEE – UA 17, UT 17
- Tennessee blitzes Arkansas down the field thanks to a big connection from Aguilar to Braylon Staley.
- Aguilar finds Kitselman in the endzone for an 8-yard touchdown reception.
- 5 plays, 75 yards
Arkansas Drive 5: Arkansas Punt – UA 17, UT 17
- Tennessee’s defense gets off the field by forcing a quick drive. Helped out by a huge sack from Daevin Hobbs.
- 5 plays, 14 yards
Tennessee Drive 5: Tennessee Punt – UA 17, UT 17
- Vols’ offense can’t do much after getting backed up by a penalty.
- 4 plays, 30 yards
-END OF THE FIRST HALF: Tennessee 17, Arkansas 17-
Tennessee Drive 6: Tennessee Field Goal GOOD – UT 20, UA 17
- DeSean Bishop breaks off a big run to get UT into Arkansas territory, but some sloppy play stalls out the Vols’ drive.
- Max Gilbert drills a 50-yard field goal to give Tennessee its first lead of the game.
- 9 plays, 43 yards
Arkansas Drive 6: Razorbacks Fumble, Tennessee Recovers – UT 20, UA 17
- Arkansas drives down the field, but Tennessee is able to force another fumble in its own red zone. Jordan Ross had the ball carrier going down, Edrees Farooq delivered the knockout hit.
- 6 plays, 61 yards
Tennessee Drive 7: Punt – UT 20, UA 17
- Tennessee goes three-and-out, doesn’t get a call on a potential defensive pass interference
- 3 plays, -2 yards
Arkansas Drive 7: Turnover on Downs – UT 20, UA 17
UT Drive 8: Punt – UT 20, UA 17
Arkansas Drive 8: Punt – UT 20, UA 17
- Tennessee’s defense comes up huge with a three-and-out. Hogs punt it away.
- 3 plays, 2 yards
Tennessee Drive 9: TOUCHDOWN TENNESSEE – UT 27, UA 17
- Tennessee RB Peyton Lewis barrels his way into the endzone for a 2-yard touchdown score.
- Vols needed a big drive and got one there.
- 6 plays, 74 yards
-END OF THE THIRD QUARTER: UT 27, UA 17-
Arkansas Drive 9: Fumble – UT 27, UA 17
- Tennessee’s Joshua Josephs forces a huge fumble on QB Taylen Green
- 5 plays, -6 yards
Tennessee Drive 10: TOUCHDOWN TENNESSEE – UT 34, UA 17
- Tennessee RB Peyton Lewis punches it in from three yards out for his second score of the half.
- 4 plays, 19 yards
Arkansas Drive 10: Touchdown Arkansas – UT 34, UA 24
- Tennessee LB Edwin Spillman gets called for targeting during a play, leading to a Razorbacks touchdown. Spillman will now miss the first half of next week’s Alabama game.
- 10 plays, 81 yards
Tennessee Drive 11: *In Progress*
Updates PAUSED due to press conference setup, follow @RSchump00 for live updates**
