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Hendon Hooker threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns and ran for two more scores to lead Tennessee to a 59-10 season-opening victory over Ball State Thursday night. Hooker, in his second year as the Volunteers' starter after transferring from Virginia Tech, had 211 yards passing by halftime along with a 38-0 lead. Eight different receiver caught passes in the first 30 minutes. He was replaced by Joe Milton midway through the third quarter. Jaylen Wright led the Tennessee ground game with 86 yards and a touchdown. The Cardinals' bruising running back Carson Steele was limited to 27 yards on 11 carries. Making his first career start at quarterback for Ball State, redshirt junior John Paddock threw for 269 yards and a TD. The Vol defense came up with three turnovers - two interceptions and a fumble. - AP College Football

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QB Hendon Hooker, Tennessee
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09/01/22 - Paxton Brooks, rSr/2023, Tennessee, 6-5, 201 (DS#8 P) + More +

2022 COACHES PRESEASON ALL-SEC THIRD TEAM: P - Paxton Brooks, Tennessee,...Veteran specialist who has produced a distinguished career on and off the field as a Vol...Enters his fifth and final season with the program...Serves as UT's starting punter and also a kickoff specialist...A three-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll and an Academic All-American who is currently working on his master's degree...Enters the season as the starting punter for the fourth straight season...Played in 48 career games...Averages 43.3 yards per punt, which ranks third all-time in UT history...Averages 61.3 yards per kickoff...98 of his 164 kickoffs have gone for touchbacks (59.8 percent)...30 of his punts have gone 50+ yards and 47 of his punts have been pinned inside the 20. - Tennessee Football

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P Paxton Brooks, Tennessee
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09/01/22 - Trevon Flowers, rSr/2023, Tennessee, 5-11, 200 (DS#999 FS) + More +

2022 COACHES PRESEASON ALL-SEC THIRD TEAM: DB - Trevon Flowers, Tennessee,...Instinctive and talented safety who returns as a starter for the third straight season...Also illustrates his playmaking skills as part of the return game...Served as one of Tennessee's three player representatives at 2022 SEC Media Days in his hometown of Atlanta...Had one of the best springs on the squad and emerged as one of the top leaders...Member of UT's leadership council...Appeared in 35 games with 25 starts...Notched 170 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, three interceptions, 10 pass breakups and one forced fumble. - Tennessee Football

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FS Trevon Flowers, Tennessee
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09/01/22 - Jeremy Banks, rSr/2023, Tennessee, 6-1, 232 (DS#12 OLB) + More +

2022 COACHES PRESEASON ALL-SEC THIRD TEAM: LB - Jeremy Banks, Tennessee,...Banks, a redshirt-senior, is coming off a 20-tackle performance in the TransPerfect Music City Bowl, while seniors Flowers and Brooks are hoping to continue the solid, dependable production that they have been known for in their time on Rocky Top. - Tennessee Football

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OLB Jeremy Banks, Tennessee
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09/01/22 - Cedric Tillman, rSr/2023, Tennessee, 6-3, 213 (DS#7 WR) + More +

ESPN TOP 100 PRESEASON 2022 CFB PLAYERS (Selected Aug. 17): No. 60. Cedric Tillman, WR, Tennessee, Senior. Notable 2021 stats: 1,081 yards, 12 TDs. Last year's ranking: NR. No Tennessee player benefited more from the coaching/scheme change to Josh Heupel than Tillman, who became Tennessee's first 1,000-yard receiver since Justin Hunter in 2012. Tillman, who caught 72 passes for 1,205 yards and 14 touchdowns, is the SEC's top returning receiver and a national awards candidate alongside quarterback Hendon Hooker. - ESPN.com

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WR Cedric Tillman, Tennessee
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09/01/22 - Hendon Hooker, rSr/2023, Tennessee, 6-3, 217 (DS#5 QB) + More +

ESPN TOP 100 PRESEASON 2022 CFB PLAYERS (Selected Aug. 17): No. 49. Hendon Hooker, QB, Tennessee, Senior. Notable 2021 stats: 2,945 yards, 31 TDs. Last year's ranking: NR. The Virginia Tech transfer blossomed last season under first-year Tennessee coach Josh Heupel. Although not the starter to open the season, Hooker started the final 11 games and emerged as one of the country's most efficient quarterbacks with 3,561 yards of total offense and just three interceptions. The 24-year-old redshirt senior returns as one of the most experienced quarterbacks in college football. - ESPN.com

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QB Hendon Hooker, Tennessee
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09/01/22 - Hendon Hooker, rSr/2023, Tennessee, 6-3, 217 (DS#5 QB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON MANNING AWARD PRESEASON WATCH LIST: Hendon Hooker, Sr., Tennessee,...The redshirt senior shattered single-season program records for completion percentage (68.0) and passer efficiency rating (181.4) last fall in his debut season on Rocky Top. Hooker produced 3,561 yards of total offense and 36 total touchdowns during the 2021 campaign, his first at UT after transferring to Knoxville from Virginia Tech. The Greensboro, North Carolina, native played in all 13 games with 11 starts in 2021, completing 206-of-303 passes for 2,945 yards and 31 touchdowns with three interceptions. His 2,945 passing yards were fourth-most in the SEC, while his 9.7 yards per passing attempt ranked second in the league and fourth in the nation. - Tennessee Football

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QB Hendon Hooker, Tennessee
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09/01/22 - Byron Young, rSr/2023, Tennessee, 6-2, 250 (DS#6 OLB) + More +

2022 COACHES PRESEASON ALL-SEC FIRST TEAM: DL - Byron Young, Tennessee,...Young is poised to build on a strong finish to the season last year where he logged 5.5 sacks and 11.5 tackles for loss. He posted a TFL in eight of the team's last nine games and recorded a multi-sack effort in the win at Kentucky. - Tennessee Football

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OLB Byron Young, Tennessee
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09/01/22 - Cedric Tillman, rSr/2023, Tennessee, 6-3, 213 (DS#7 WR) + More +

2022 COACHES PRESEASON ALL-SEC FIRST TEAM: WR - Cedric Tillman, Tennessee,...Tillman leads the conference in returning production at wide receiver, amassing 1,081 yards on 64 receptions and 12 touchdowns a season ago. - Tennessee Football

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WR Cedric Tillman, Tennessee
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09/01/22 - Jabari Small, Sr/2024, Tennessee, 5-09, 198 (DS#32 RB) + More +

2022 COACHES PRESEASON ALL-SEC THIRD TEAM: RB - Jabari Small, Tennessee,...Rounding out the Tennessee selections on the third team are running back Jabari Small, linebacker Jeremy Banks, defensive back Trevon Flowers and punter Paxton Brooks. All four provide a wealth of knowledge, leadership and experience for the Vols, entering the 2022 year. Small, UT's top returning rusher, is the leader of the young running back room and has worked at getting himself physically prepared for the season, while ensuring that he will be healthy enough to take the next step forward in his development and level of play. - Tennessee Football

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RB Jabari Small, Tennessee
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09/01/22 - Darnell Wright, Sr/2023, Tennessee, 6-5, 333 (DS#3 OT) + More +

2022 COACHES PRESEASON ALL-SEC SECOND TEAM: OL - Darnell Wright, Tennessee,...Protecting Hendon Hooker up front is Wright who enters his senior season at UT having three years of starting experience under his belt. Wright had the highest snap-count on the team a season ago, logging 922 plays on the offensive line. - Tennessee Football

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OT Darnell Wright, Tennessee
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09/01/22 - Hendon Hooker, rSr/2023, Tennessee, 6-3, 217 (DS#5 QB) + More +

2022 COACHES PRESEASON ALL-SEC SECOND TEAM: QB - Hendon Hooker, Tennessee,...Hooker has had a strong offseason after a breakout year in 2021 where he broke single-season program records for completion percentage (68.0) and passer efficiency rating (181.4). Hooker accumulated 3,561 yards of total offense and 36 total touchdowns during the 2021 campaign. - Tennessee Football

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QB Hendon Hooker, Tennessee
News Source: Tennessee Football
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08/31/22 - Jacob Warren, rSr/2024, Tennessee, 6-6, 251 (DS#29 TE) + More +

2022 PRESEASON WUERFFEL TROPHY (COMMUNITY SERVICE) WATCHLIST: Jacob Warren, Tennessee, Sr., TE,...Warren is a three-year letterwinner and hometown kid that has developed into one of the top playmakers on the potent Tennessee offense and teams up with fellow tight end Princeton Fant to make up one of the top tight end tandems in the league this year. His growth at UT has gone beyond just the playing field as the Farragut High School graduate has developed into a team-leader and is on the Vols' leadership council. Warren has been a standout in the classroom since the moment he stepped on campus, earning his undergraduate degree in May in kinesiology after being a four-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll. Now in his graduate work, Warren is pursuing a Master of Science in agricultural leadership, education and communication. - Tennessee Football

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TE Jacob Warren, Tennessee
News Source: Tennessee Football
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08/25/22 - Lyn-J Dixon, rSr/2023, Tennessee, 5-09, 188 (DS#999 RB) + More +

The Lyn-J Dixon experiment at West Virginia lasted several months earlier this year. His time at Tennessee didn't last several weeks. Dixon, who left Clemson for West Virginia last November only to enter the transfer portal again in June, is no longer part of Josh Heupel's program. The 5-foot-10, 195-pound, fifth-year senior from Butler, Georgia, practiced for the first time with the Volunteers on Aug. 4 but missed multiple workouts last week due to an ankle injury.

Heupel said after the first preseason scrimmage that Dixon was added to the roster to bolster depth at that position following the season-ending injury to redshirt sophomore Len'Neth Whitehead. "Since he's gotten in, he has embraced understanding what we're doing as fast as he possibly can," Heupel said on Aug. 9. "I've been really pleased with the effort he's put into it. He's competed in a really good way out there on the practice field and in the stadium, and I'm looking forward to his progression in the back half of training camp and as we push towards game week." Dixon amassed 1,420 yards and 13 touchdowns on 218 carries during his four seasons with Dabo Swinney's Tigers that yielded three Atlantic Coast Conference titles. His best year occurred in 2019, when he rushed 104 times for 635 yards and six scores. - Chattanooga Times Free Press

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RB Lyn-J Dixon, Tennessee
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08/22/22 - Bru McCoy, rSr/2025, Tennessee, 6-3, 209 (DS#20 WR) + More +

It appears Tennessee football will finish preseason practice with Southern Cal transfer wide receiver Bru McCoy still not eligible. "There are some things that are out of my control and Bru's control and our administration's control in this process," coach Josh Heupel said. "Everybody on our side is working as hard as they possibly can to make sure we come to a resolution as quickly as possible and give the kid an opportunity to go play." McCoy must receive a release from USC or get a waiver from the NCAA to become eligible immediately. Either way, cooperation from USC would move the process along.

McCoy's multiple transfers in the past is the obstacle. The NCAA allows players to transfer once without sitting out a season. In January 2019, McCoy enrolled at USC, transferred to Texas several weeks later for spring practice and then transferred back to USC that summer before playing a college game. "Our administration has done everything that they possibly can," Heupel said. "They've been great throughout the entire process from the very beginning, and they're still working as hard as they can to give him the opportunity to play." - Knoxville News Sentinel

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WR Bru McCoy, Tennessee
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