Tennessee soccer has certainly one of its finest possibilities in years to attain a win over nemesis Florida once they face off at a sold-out Neyland Stadium.
The Vols have misplaced 16 of the final 17 video games within the collection, with their lone win in 2016. The Gators have gained the previous 4 matchups by double-digit margins.
No. 12 Tennessee (3-0, 0-0 SEC) performs No. 22 Florida (2-1, 1-0) at 3:30 pm ET. Will probably be televised nationally on CBS.
Quite a lot of pomp surrounds the sport. ESPN’s “Faculty Gameday” is on campus. Checker Neyland will create a singular scene within the stadium. And followers are on the sting for the newest installment of the rivalry that is been dominated by Florida for nearly 20 years.
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Postgame
Some stats….
Complete yards: Gators 594, Vols 576
Hendon Hooker: 22-of-28 for 349 yards and two touchdowns; 112 speeding yards and a landing
Bru McCoy: 5 catches, 102 yards and a TD
Jabari Small: 19 carries, 90 yards and a TD
Anthony Richardson: 24-of-44, 453 yards and two TDs with one interception; 62 speeding yards, two TDs and a fumble misplaced
Now, some tales:
INSTANT ANALYSIS: Tennessee soccer lastly beats Florida on Hendon Hooker’s epic efficiency
BIRD IS THE WORD: Tennessee OL Gerald Mincey, a Florida switch, flips off previous teammates in Florida sport
Fourth quarter
0:00 left: Anthony Richardson pressured on the Hail Mary try, and it’s intercepted. Vols win.
Closing rating: Tennessee 38, Florida 33. Postgame upcoming.
16 seconds left: Going to be lots of questions on Billy Napier going for 2 twice in a 38-33 sport. Anthony Richardson to Justin Shorter contained in the UT 40.
17 seconds left: Landing Florida. Anthony Richardson to Ricky Pearsall.
Gators going for 2. Richardson’s go is incomplete. Onside kick coming.
And the Gators get well! Wow. Florida’s ball close to midfield.
28 seconds left: Ricky Pearsall’s catch and run contained in the UT 10 yard line, and the Gators making an attempt to drag collectively a miracle. They will want a TD, a two-point conversion an onside kick and one other rating.
2:49 left: First down, Vols, on a delay of sport penalty on the defence. The Vols will win in opposition to the Florida Gators.
4:48 left: Bru McCoy fields a slightly easy onside kick. Tennessee has the ball at midfield.
4:49 left: Florida scores on 4th down, on a Montrell Johnson 5-yard landing run. Right here comes a two-point attempt.
Anthony Richardson’s go is incomplete. Vols 38, Gators 27.
5:50 left: Anthony Richardson with a rainbow go to Justin Shorter for 39 yards, and his subsequent go is simply off Shorter’s fingertips. Gators driving, however Vols lead by 17.
Vols put sport away after Anthony Richardson fumble
7:55 left: Landing Tennessee. Jaylen Wright scores up the center and does a gator chomp. Tennessee 38, Florida 21.
9:48 left: Jaylen Wright runs proper for a primary down. 1st and objective, Vols.
12:10 left: There’s Jacob Warren, who has practically had two massive catches right this moment. This one on play name for 45 yards. Gators on the ropes.
12:37 left: Anthony Richardson fumbles on a designed run contained in the UT 15, compelled by Omari Thomas. Jeremy Banks recovered. Play of the sport for the Tennessee protection.
Which will do it with the way in which the Vols offense has been buzzing.
third quarter
31 seconds left: Florida has 4th and third, and Anthony Richardson takes a deep shot. Justin Shorter makes the catch, and the Gators are in enterprise.
2:45 left: Crowd at full throat, Florida with third and 9 deep in its personal territory….and Trevor Etienne simply will get the primary down by way of the run. Not good.
Vols up by 10 on sneak within the third quarter
3:45 left: After lots of non-sense, an extended overview and an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on UF coach Billy Napier, Jabari Small lastly plunges into for the shortest landing run of the 12 months.
5:48 left: There goes Hendon Hooker, scrambling contained in the Florida 20 on what may have been a sack. A 44-yard run.
5:55 left: Anthony Richardson is in by way of the QB sneak, although the officers are the one folks in Neyland Stadium that have no idea that.
After overview, TD Gators. Tennessee’s lead minimize to 24-21.
Complete yards: Tennessee 415, Florida 356
7:21 left: Keon Zipperer open on fourth down close to the UT 15, and the Gators drive continues.
9:25 left: Florids is driving, helped by an unlawful arms to the face penalty. Vol protection nonetheless making life too simple on Anthony Richardson.
Tennessee extends the lead out of halftime
12:15 left: Landing Tennessee, and it is Jabari Small on a catch-and-run up the close to sideline. 17 yards. Vols 24, Gators 14.
That got here after a holding penalty that negated a Hendon Hooker landing run. The Vols get a landing going into the half and a landing going out of it. The best way it is drawn up.
14:35 left: There is a massive play from Jabari Small, who runs over the appropriate aspect for 39 yards. Vols in enterprise.
Second quarter
HALFTIME: Tennessee 17, Florida 14
Tennessee takes late lead into halftime
7 seconds left: Landing Tennessee. Hendon Hooker finds Bru McCoy at the back of the tip zone for the rating. Tennessee 17, Florida 14.
17 seconds left: Hendon Hooker scrambles up the center contained in the Florida 5. First and objective. Jabari Small runs into the road of scrimmage to no avail. Vols name their closing timeout.
1:07 left: Holy moly, what a catch by Ramel Keyton. He LAID out for an extended achieve. Vols into Florida territory.
1:33 left: CBS reporting Hendon Hooker has an upper-body damage, however continues to be within the sport. He is clearly in ache, although.
3:00 left: Hey, a punt! Anthony Richardson throws incomplete on that odd play the place the offensive line retains in a two level stance. The Vols will get one other probability earlier than halftime, although the punt is downed on the 2-yard line.
5:21 left: Hendon Hooker throws vast of Jacob Warren whereas on the run on third down. 4th and eight from the Florida 33, and the Gators name timeout after the Vols line as much as go for it.
The Vols do go for it, and a Gators blitz will get dwelling. Hooker is strip-sacked, and Florida recovers. Amari Burney was the Florida participant credited with the sack.
7:09 left: Hendon Hooker finds Jalin Hyatt over the center for a primary down close to midfield.
Florida counters with an efficient drive by Anthony Richardson
8:28 left: Anthony Richardson sprints round the appropriate finish and is untouched into the tip zone. 7-yard TD run. Gators 14. Vols 10.
9:24 left: Anthony Richardson appears comfy. One other strike for a primary down, and it is 1st and objective Gators.
11:50 left: Florida discovering success by means of the air, as Ricky Pearsall is vast open for a 38-yard catch. Florida into the crimson zone.
Vols again in entrance on a Hendon Hooker TD run
11:59 left: Hendon Hooker runs into the tip zone untouched from 4 yards out. Vols 10, Gators 7.
Hooker already with 147 passing yards, 47 speeding.
12:29 left: Bry McCoy is vast open up the seam, and is caught on the UF 5-yard line. That was a 70-yard catch and run.
Florida leads on TD go, poor Vols tackling
12:41 left: Landing, Gators. Keon Zipperer breaks just a few tackles and places Trevon Flowers on his rear finish en path to a 44-yard landing catch-and-run. Florida 7, Tennessee 3.
13:32 left: Florida, after a timeout, goes for it on 4th and 1 from close to midfield, and Anthony Richardson completes a go into UT territory.
first quarter
0:00 left: Florida getting simply sufficient passing sport to maneuver the ball in opposition to an aggressive Tennessee protection.
Vols take the lead on a brief area objective
1:11 left: Hendon Hooker’s third down go to Jacob Warren is damaged up. Chase McGrath’s 32-yard area objective is nice. Vols 3, Gators 0.
2:40 left: Hendon Hooker designed QB run for 10 yards. Vols into the crimson zone once more.
4:20 left: Jabari Small appears wholesome. A 16-yard run to midfield.
4:40 left: Adam Mihalek is brief and vast left from 51 yards. Vols protection holds for a second time.
7:56 left: Princeton Fant fumbles on an extended YAC play, and Florida recovers. That is not good.
8:10 left: The Vols are transferring, with Hooker scrambling for a primary down after which two straight passes for first downs.
9:49 left: Anthony Richardson is stopped on 4th and about 2 contained in the Vols’ 25.
13:20 left: Florida going for it early on, and Richardson simply sneaks it over the road to realize on 4th and brief. Wow.
Pregame at Neyland Stadium
It is already been a day in Knoxville, and the sport continues to be an hour away from kickoff.
Faculty GameDay ended with Smokey and Lee Corso choosing the Vols, and Kirk Herbstreit taking part in the heel by choosing the Gators.
Vol Stroll was well-attended and energetic. Warmups are ongoing inside Neyland Stadium.
Some pregame hyperlinks:
FROM THIS AM ESPN Faculty GameDay for Tennessee-Florida: Predictions, finest indicators and extra
SCOUTING REPORT Tennessee soccer vs. Florida: Rating prediction, scouting report for Vols vs. Gators
HEADGEAR Lee Corso picks Tennessee soccer to beat Florida on Faculty GameDay in Knoxville
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