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NOV 25 SEC OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Trey Smith, OL, Tennessee,...Had Tennessee's highest offensive line grade and totaled six knockdowns as the Vols totaled a season-best 526 yards of total offense, including 415 passing yards, at Missouri in a 24-20 win...Smith was dominant against one of the nation's best defenses. Missouri entered the game allowing only 297.6 total yards (10th in the nation) and had the SEC's best pass defense, allowing only 165.9 yards through the air per game (sixth in the nation)...Smith enabled QB Jarrett Guarantano to become only the third Vol QB to pass for 415 yards as UT had three 100-yard receivers for the first time in school history. - SEC Football

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OG Trey Smith, Tennessee
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11/23/19 - Hendon Hooker, rSr/2023, Tennessee, 6-3, 217 (DS#5 QB) + More +

Hendon Hooker threw for 153 yards and two touchdowns to lead No. 25 Virginia Tech to a 28-0 victory over Pittsburgh on Saturday. Hooker threw touchdown passes to Tre Turner and Damon Hazelton, and Virginia Tech's defense scored on a fumble return, as the Hokies (8-3, 5-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) notched their sixth win in their past seven games. "I can't say enough good things about our guys," Virginia Tech head coach Justin Fuente said. "I felt that way about them early in the year, too, though. I really did. I'm enjoying every moment with them. I think they're a special group of young men. They've been through special circumstances and stuck together."

The Virginia Tech win sets up a showdown next weekend with rival Virginia, with the victor claiming the ACC's Coastal Division and an ACC championship game berth on Dec. 7. Pittsburgh (7-4, 4-3) finished with a season-low 177 yards. Kenny Pickett completed 10 of 26 for 103 yards to lead the Panthers. "Disappointing performance, obviously, today," Pittsburgh head coach Pat Narduzzi said. "A lot of things I saw -- too many penalties, 0 for 3 on fourth downs ... We don't make any plays. Just a disappointing performance. "I give Virginia Tech a lot of props for what they did out there today. Bud Foster's (Virginia Tech defensive coordinator) defense came to play, I can guarantee you that...It's hard to win when you can't get in the end zone. We had some field position at times, but just didn't do anything with it." - Virginia Tech/AP College Football

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QB Hendon Hooker, Tennessee
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11/11/19 - Daniel Bituli, Sr/2020, Tennessee, 6-2, 246 (DS#28 OLB) + More +

NOV 11 SEC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Daniel Bituli, LB, Tennessee,...Led Tennessee with a season-high and SEC-best 19 tackles in a 17-13 victory at Kentucky...No stop was bigger than Bituli's tackle on fourth-and-goal from the 2-yard line when he stuffed Kentucky quarterback Lynn Bowden's quarterback option run with just over a one-minute remaining to secure the victory...He finished with 10 solo tackles and added a half-tackle for loss as the Vols erased a 13-0 first-quarter deficit and held the Wildcats scoreless in the second half at Kroger Field...His 19-tackle performance is tied for the fifth-highest total by a Power 5 player in 2019. - SEC Football

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OLB Daniel Bituli, Tennessee
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11/09/19 - Hendon Hooker, rSr/2023, Tennessee, 6-3, 217 (DS#5 QB) + More +

Hendon Hooker accounted for 311 yards of total offense and ran for a touchdown to help Virginia Tech beat Wake Forest. The Hokies (6-3, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) overcame a 0-6 halftime deficit, scoring 30 second-half points to beat a ranked team for the first time since last year at then-No. 22 Duke. Deshawn McClease scored touchdowns on back-to-back possessions in the third quarter. His 6-yard touchdown run with 7:02 remaining in the quarter gave the Hokies a 20-17 lead. He had 59 of the Hokies' 228 yards rushing. Hooker completed 15 of 23 for 242 yards and rushed for 69 yards. Jamie Newman completed 16 of 35 passes for 238 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions for Wake Forest (7-2, 3-2). Kendall Hinton caught eight passes for 162 yards. - Virginia Tech/AP College Football

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QB Hendon Hooker, Tennessee
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11/04/19 - *Bryce Thompson, Jr/2021, Tennessee, 5-11, 182 (DS#41 CB) + More +

NOV 4 SEC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Bryce Thompson, DB, Tennessee,...Tied the Tennessee school record with three interceptions to lead UT to a 30-7 win over UAB...Became the fourth player in college football to record three interceptions in a game in 2019...First Tennessee player with three interceptions in a game since 1999...Added three tackles and a hurry as Tennessee held UAB to only 237 total yards and without a point until the final minutes of the game. - SEC Football

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CB *Bryce Thompson, Tennessee
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11/04/19 - *Bryce Thompson, Jr/2021, Tennessee, 5-11, 182 (DS#41 CB) + More +

Bryce Thompson became the first Tennessee player since 1999 to intercept three passes in a game. Thompson, who entered the game against UAB with no interceptions this season, made his first pick on the first play from scrimmage. He intercepted UAB's Tyler Johnston III two more times in the second quarter. Thompson is the fourth player in the FBS with three interceptions in a game this season. - AP College Football

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CB *Bryce Thompson, Tennessee
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11/03/19 - *Bryce Thompson, Jr/2021, Tennessee, 5-11, 182 (DS#41 CB) + More +

Tennessee's Bryce Thompson says he's finally back in his preferred playing shape after a suspension caused him to miss the first three games of the season. UAB needs no convincing. Thompson tied a Tennessee single-game record by intercepting three passes as the Volunteers capitalized on UAB mistakes to trounce the Blazers 30-7 on Saturday night. "(Missing) those three games kind of hurt me fatigue-wise," Thompson said. "I was kind of tired, but I knew I had to get myself together and get back in shape. I was able to practice again, so I was just running around, getting back in football shape and getting my football legs under me."

Tennessee (4-5) has won three of its last four games to bounce back from a 1-4 start. The Volunteers snapped UAB's three-game win streak and became the first team to exceed the 20-point mark against the Blazers (6-2) all season. UAB quarterback Tyler Johnston III committed four turnovers on his team's side of the field in the Blazers' first seven series. Tennessee scored 20 points off those four takeaways to grab a 23-0 halftime advantage. "When they make mistakes, you've got to make them pay," Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt said. "We did tonight." - Tennessee/AP College Football

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CB *Bryce Thompson, Tennessee
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10/28/19 - Jauan Jennings, rSr/2020, Tennessee, 6-3, 215 (DS#40 WR) + More +

OCT 28/WEEK 9 SEC CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jauan Jennings, WR, Tennessee,...Led Tennessee with seven receptions for a career-high 172 yards and two touchdowns in a 41-21 victory over South Carolina...Jennings started the game at quarterback in a "Wildcat" formation and took the Vols' first offensive snap 11 yards. He finished with 18 rushing yards and 192 all-purpose yards...His seven receptions and two receiving touchdowns tied his career-bests...He became the first Tennessee receiver with 150 yards and two touchdowns in over 15 years (since Donte Stallworth, 2001)...Jennings' broke four tackles on a 48-yard catch-and-run touchdown in the second quarter and his 19-yard touchdown in the third quarter gave Tennessee the lead for good. - SEC Football

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WR Jauan Jennings, Tennessee
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10/28/19 - Daniel Bituli, Sr/2020, Tennessee, 6-2, 246 (DS#28 OLB) + More +

OCT 28/WEEK 9 SEC CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Daniel Bituli, LB, Tennessee,...Led Tennessee with 15 tackles, 1.0 TFL and blocked a punt he returned for touchdown in a 41-21 win over South Carolina as the Vols' defense shutout the Gamecocks in the second half....Bituli's 15 tackles and 11 solo tackles are the third-most by an SEC player in 2019...He added a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry. - SEC Football

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OLB Daniel Bituli, Tennessee
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10/28/19 - Brandon Kennedy, rSr/2021, Tennessee, 6-2, 286 (DS#12 C) + More +

OCT 28/WEEK 9 SEC OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Brandon Kennedy, OL, Tennessee,...Captured the highest grade (80) on a Tennessee offensive line that did not allow a sack and led an offense that tallied a season-high 485 yards of total offense and a season-high 351 yards passing against a South Carolina defense that boasted one of the nation's top defensive lines...Kennedy led a blocking effort that stifled a Gamecocks' defense that entered the game with 17 sacks and three defensive linemen ranking in the SEC's Top 10 in sacks. USC finished without a sack for the first time all season...Kennedy was the Vols' steadying force, snapping to three different players lining up at quarterback and leading the way for two different quarterbacks to throw for over 100 yards and at least one touchdown. UT did not turn the ball over...Tennessee's 41 points were the most against an SEC opponent since 2016. - SEC Football

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C Brandon Kennedy, Tennessee
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10/27/19 - Darrell Taylor, rSr/2020, Tennessee, 6-4, 267 (DS#10 DE) + More +

The Vols boosted their bowl hopes because their best players delivered big-time performances. Jennings and Callaway are Tennessee's top two playmakers on offense, and both came up huge. Darrell Taylor had two sacks and broke up a fourth-down pass before getting hurt early in the fourth quarter. Daniel Bituli had 15 stops and blocked a punt and pounced on the ball in the end zone for Tennessee's final touchdown. - Tennessee/AP College Football

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DE Darrell Taylor, Tennessee
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10/15/19 - Trey Smith, Sr/2021, Tennessee, 6-6, 321 (DS#4 OG) + More +

OCT 14/WEEK 7 SEC CO-OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Trey Smith, LG, Tennessee,...Tennessee junior left guard Trey Smith was the highest graded offensive lineman for the Vols and totaled 11 knockdowns in a 20-10 win over Mississippi State...Led by Smith, the Vols totaled 190 yards on the ground and held an impressive 18:57 to 11:03 edge in time of possession in the second half as UT relied on its run game to control the clock...The Vols' 190 rushing yards were the most they have had against a Power 5 opponent this season. - SEC Football

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OG Trey Smith, Tennessee
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10/12/19 - Hendon Hooker, rSr/2023, Tennessee, 6-3, 217 (DS#5 QB) + More +

Hendon Hooker threw three touchdown passes and Virginia Tech fought back feisty Rhode Island for a 34-17 victory Saturday. Hooker hit Damon Hazleton from nine and 37 yards in the first half and Dalton Keene from three yards after the Rams pulled to within 17-14 in the third quarter. The Hooker-to-Hazleton connection almost teamed up for a third first-half score, but Hazleton dropped what looked like a sure 71-yard scoring pass before halftime. His scoring toss to Keene was his fourth to the tight end in the past two games.

Virginia Tech (4-2) won its second in a row, but without showing the firepower that marked a 42-35 victory at Miami a week ago in Hooker's first start. The Hokies were stopped on three consecutive runs after having a first down at the Rams' 5 yard-line on their opening possession, having to settle for a field goal, and need a 75-yard scoring drive early in the final quarter to get some insurance points. - Virginia Tech/AP College Football

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QB Hendon Hooker, Tennessee
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10/12/19 - Nigel Warrior, Sr/2020, Tennessee, 6-0, 197 (DS#16 FS) + More +

Tennessee intercepted three passes, shut down Southeastern Conference rushing leader Kylin Hill and withstood an injury to quarterback Brian Maurer in a 20-10 victory over Mississippi State on Saturday. The Volunteers (2-4, 1-2 SEC) snapped a six-game skid against Football Bowl Subdivision opponents that had begun last November. A change in gear helped provide the reversal of fortune, as Tennessee wore orange pants for the first time since a 49-36 victory over Kentucky on Nov. 12, 2016. Jarrett Guarantano replaced an injured Maurer late in the first half and went 6 of 7 for 106 yards, including a game-clinching 39-yard completion to Tyler Byrd with 2:35 left.

After Mississippi State (3-3, 1-2) cut Tennessee's lead to 13-10 on Garrett Shrader's 17-yard touchdown pass to Deddrick Thomas with 8:27 remaining, Tennessee drained much of the clock and eventually scored a touchdown of its own. Byrd caught a Guarantano pass about 2 yards beyond the line of scrimmage, headed to his left and raced down the sideline into the left corner of the end zone for the senior's third career touchdown catch. Tennessee's Tim Jordan added a 15-yard touchdown run and Brent Cimaglia kicked field goals from 49 and 22 yards out. That was more than enough for Tennessee's defense. - Tennessee/AP College Football

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FS Nigel Warrior, Tennessee
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10/09/19 - Hendon Hooker, rSr/2023, Tennessee, 6-3, 217 (DS#5 QB) + More +

Hendon Hooker should have an easier time in his second start at quarterback for Virginia Tech. Hooker threw three touchdown passes without a turnover as the Hokies blew a 28-point lead before regrouping to beat Miami last week. Now comes a visit from Rhode Island of the FCS for a game that should help Hooker grow even more comfortable in the job. - AP College Football

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QB Hendon Hooker, Tennessee
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