HENDON HOOKER

As Clemson continually sputtered, Tennessee was able to put the ball into the end zone behind the arm of Joe Milton. The Milton-to-Keyton connection was an emphatic answer from Tennessee when it seemed like Clemson had a glimmer of hope. The touchdown came just 1:27 after Clemson got the score to 21-14 via a Klubnik touchdown run. Tennessee hadn’t won a major bowl game since it won the national championship back in 1998. Before the past two seasons, Clemson hadn’t had back-to-back seasons with three or more losses since 2010 and 2011.

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The second spot is up for grabs as Oregon can get into the title game if it beats Oregon State. If the Ducks lose to Oregon State, Utah has a path. QB Bo Nix is hobbled and Oregon State moved to 8-3 with a win over Arizona State on Saturday. The Ducks are just 3.5-point favorites and Oregon State has won two of the past three games in Corvallis. If Oregon loses to Oregon State, Utah needs to beat Colorado and needs Washington to beat Washington State to set up a three-team tie between the Utes, Huskies and Ducks.

Hendon Hooker lifted the Vols into the CFP conversation and himself into the Heisman Trophy race, leaving a lasting legacy in Knoxville.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — (AP) — Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker will miss the rest of the season after injuring his left knee in the fourth quarter of the ninth-ranked Volunteers loss to South Carolina. Tennessee announced Sunday that Hooker had a torn ACL and thanked the fifth-year senior transfer from Virginia Tech for being part of the Volunteers' resurgence. Hooker came to Tennessee in 2021 after three seasons at Virginia Tech and didn't win the starting job initially last season. This season, Hooker and the Vols really took off. Sign up for the AP’s college football newsletter: https://apnews.com/cfbtop25Copyright 2022 The Associated Press.

Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker will miss the rest of the season after injuring his left knee in the fourth quarter of the ninth-ranked Volunteers loss to South Carolina.

Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker suffered a torn ACL in his left knee, the school announced Sunday.

The fears about the severity of Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker’s injury were confirmed on Sunday. For the season, Hooker has thrown for 3,135 yards and 27 touchdowns with only two interceptions. For the year, Hooker threw for 2,945 yards and 31 touchdowns with just three INTs to go with 616 yards and five touchdowns rushing. Before transferring to Tennessee, Hooker spent four seasons at Virginia Tech. Without Hooker, Tennessee will close out its regular season on the road vs. Vanderbilt on Saturday.

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The South Carolina Gamecocks never let off the gas pedal on Saturday night in their dominating win over the fifth-ranked Tennessee Volunteers.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — (AP) — Spencer Rattler had the best day of his unpredictable career, throwing for 438 yards and six touchdowns as South Carolina beat No. The junior finally lived up to the potential fans of South Carolina (7-4, 4-4) hoped for when he arrived. And he even caught a pass in the red zone from Dakeron Joyner, who South Carolina typically uses as a running threat under center. South Carolina: The Gamecocks beat a Top 5 team for only the seventh time and their fans rushed the field. South Carolina: The Gamecocks head to Clemson, who have won seven in a row in the bitter in-state rivalry.

Spencer Rattler had the best day of his unpredictable career, throwing for 438 yards and six touchdowns as South Carolina beat No. 5 Tennessee 63-38 on Saturday night, all but eliminating the Volunteers from the playoffs.

And when we say that Tennessee couldn’t stop South Carolina, we mean that very literally. Outside of a one-play drive to end the first half, South Carolina (7-4) scored touchdowns on eight of its first nine possessions. Rattler transferred to South Carolina from Oklahoma ahead of the 2022 season after he was replaced as the Sooners’ starting quarterback by Caleb Williams. South Carolina scored 28 consecutive points to put the game away after Tennessee cut USC's lead to four with 9:53 to go in the third quarter. After all, South Carolina had scored just six points against Florida the week before and 10 points against Missouri on Oct. 29.

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The No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs outscored the No. 1 Tennessee Volunteers 27-6 in the first three quarters and sacked Heisman Trophy candidate Hendon Hooker six times.

ATHENS, Ga. — (AP) — Stetson Bennett threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score and No. In a deafening and soggy Sanford Stadium, Georgia led 27-6 before Tennessee scored its first touchdown with 4:15 remaining. Hooker threw an interception, lost a fumble that nearly resulted in a safety for Georgia and didn't throw a touchdown pass. The Vols were held to two first-half field goals as Georgia took a 24-6 halftime lead. Bennett threw scoring passes of 37 yards to Ladd McConkey and 5 yards to Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint in the first half.

No. 3 Georgia made a statement Saturday, shutting down Heisman candidate Hendon Hooker and No. 1 Tennessee in a 27-13 victory.

Stetson Bennett threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score and No. 1 Georgia shut down No. 2 Tennessee’s high-powered offense in dominating the Vols 27-13 in an SEC showdown of the nation’s top-ranked teams.

In this game, Tennessee averaged just 3.85 yards per play after averaging 7.4 on a per play basis through its first eight games. In all, Tennessee would gain only 289 yards, many of which came in the fourth quarter when Georgia had a commanding lead. The win was an emphatic statement from Georgia, which will almost certainly vault up the CFP rankings to No. With the win, Georgia is now 9-0 overall and 6-0 in SEC play. Tennessee can hang its hat on that massive win over Alabama from Oct. 15, but it has no margin for error moving forward.

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Tennessee QB Hendon Hooker now has the lowest odds at BetMGM to win the 2022 Heisman Trophy. Hooker is +100 to win the Heisman after Tennessee's blowout win over Kentucky on Saturday night. Hooker is 156-of-219 passing for 2,338 yards and 21 TDs so far this season and has thrown just one interception. Stroud is now at +175 to win the Heisman after he was at better than even money before Week 9. Heisman odds after Week 9Tennessee QB Hendon Hooker (+100)Ohio State QB C.J.

Jalyn Hyatt's two touchdowns broke the school record for most touchdown catches in a season - it also led No. 3 Tennessee to a dominating win over No. 19 Kentucky.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — (AP) — Jalin Hyatt caught five passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns to lead No. The Kentucky offense had just 1 of 6 third-down conversions in the first half and finished with 2 of 13. ... Kentucky, ranked 115th in sacks yielded in the NCAA, gave up four, including two in the first drive of the second half. ... Wildcat LB DeAndre Square (ankle) was injured early, came back, but missed the entire second half. Scoring more than 30 points in 11 straight games is a Tennessee school record.

Tennessee beat Alabama on a last-second field goal, beating Nick Saban for the first time in 16 tries as fans emptied Neyland Stadium onto the field.

Hendon Hooker drove the Vols 45 yards in 18 seconds to set up the winner. Alabama quarterback Bryce Young, a game-time decision because of a sprained right shoulder two weeks ago, completed 35 passes for 455 yards and two TDs. Young threw for 205 yards and a touchdown in the first half, while Hooker had 166 yards and two scores. In one possession in its own territory, Alabama had holding, motion and delay penalties and a fumbled snap that Bryce Young recovered. THE TAKEAWAYAlabama: Alabama didn’t have an answer for a Tennessee team that just wouldn’t give up.

Chase McGrath made a 40-yard field goal as time expired to give No. 6 Tennessee a 52-49 victory over No. 3 Alabama on Saturday.

That was all the time Vols quarterback Hendon Hooker needed to get his team in field goal range. The game started with a furious Tennessee flurry of scoring before the Crimson Tide fought their way back. In came Hendon Hooker, hailed as the best Tennessee quarterback since you-know-who. That was the last highlight for Alabama for quite some time, as Tennessee feasted on mistake after Tide mistake. The only problem for Tennessee: Alabama was matching the Vols score for score.

Ole Miss head coach showed his support to his old team Saturday morning, rooting on the Tennessee Volunteers in their matchup with No. 3 Alabama.

No. 6 Tennessee will look to snap a 15-game losing streak to Alabama as the No. 3 Crimson Tide head into Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee, for a 3:30 p.m. ET kickoff.

“This is why you come to Tennessee and want to be in this league,” Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel said Monday. Their offense is probably one of the most explosive, if not the most explosive, in the country,” Alabama head coach Nick Saban said Monday. Tennessee’s scoring-by-truckloads strategy will test Alabama like no other team the third-ranked Tide have faced this year. This year is the first time Alabama and Tennessee have met as unbeatens since 1989, and both "College GameDay" and "SEC Nation" will be broadcasting from Knoxville. After setting early lines favoring Alabama by as much as 16.5, oddsmakers have caught up with Tennessee; Alabama is now favored by only 7.5.

It could well be among the marquee quarterback matchups of the season: Alabama's Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young vs. Tennessee's own emerging candidate, rising star Hendon Hooker. Or it could be Jalen Milroe and Hooker instead. Jalen Milroe took over the rest of the way in that game and started in Alabama's mistake-filled, 24-20 win over Texas A&M that came down to a goal-line stand. “Hooker has really done a nice job of executing their offense,” Saban said. I never experienced a Tennessee football game, but I watch football a lot, and I see the atmosphere.

It could well be among the marquee quarterback matchups of the season: Alabama’s Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young versus Tennessee’s rising star Hendon Hooker.

No. 8 Tennessee traveled to LSU to face the 25th-ranked Tigers, and they dominated this one from start to finish in taking down their SEC rivals with ease.

25 LSU 40-13 on Saturday to improve to 5-0 on the year and set up a massive showdown with No. In the win, the Vols thoroughly outplayed the Tigers in all facets of the game. LSU fumbled the opening kickoff to give Tennessee a short field and an early 7-0. The Vols stuffed LSU on fourth down three different times in the first half. Small also had a key role in the win, going for 127 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries.

NC State's four-game winning streak to start the 2022 season has them back in top 10 of the Associated Press Top 25 poll on Sunday. Tennessee is also highly ranked.

Despite an upper-body injury and the absence of his favorite target, Hendon Hooker was at his best Saturday night.

11 Tennessee made its fans sweat a little bit before finally closing out No. WR Bru McCoy had the breakout game that Tennessee fans (and Texas fans and USC fans) were hoping for with five catches for 102 yards and a TD. Until Saturday, the only win Tennessee had gotten over Florida since 2004 was a 38-28 win over the Gators in 2016. After losing to Kentucky in Week 2, Florida is 0-2 in the SEC while Tennessee is now 1-0. After an off week in Week 5, Tennessee heads to LSU before its annual rivalry game in Knoxville against Alabama on Oct. 15.

It's Week 4 in college football, which means conference play begins for most teams throughout the country. After being sidelined due to a blood clot, Sam Hartman is back at quarterback for the Demon Deacons, who are off to a 3-0 start just like Clemson. Tennessee is off to a 3-0 start in its second season under Josh Heupel. Washington State is off to a 3-0 start, including a road upset over Wisconsin. Through three games, the hype about USC has been justified as Caleb Williams has been tearing up defenses during the Trojans’ 3-0 start.

Week 4 of the college football season has three games between top 25 ranked teams, highlighted by No. 11 Tennessee vs No. 20 Florida at 3:30 p.m. ET.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — (AP) — The plan wasn’t for Georgia Tech to lose top running back Jahmyr Gibbs as a transfer to Alabama in the Southeastern Conference. On the SEC side, Georgia defensive back Derion Kendrick was a second-team selection after transferring from Clemson. That was a factor for quarterback Hendon Hooker as he left Virginia Tech after the 2020 season marred by the COVID-19 pandemic. Fourth-year Georgia Tech coach Geoff Collins has an up-close view of the interleague movement from Atlanta in territory both leagues claim as their own. I don’t think that’s too uncommon.”It also goes back to those years-ago recruiting battles for North Carolina coach Mack Brown.

The Atlantic Coast and Southeastern Conferences are welcoming plenty of transfers bouncing between throughout their Southern-footprint leagues.

The Vols also snapped a four-game bowl victory streak with a loss that dropped the Southeastern Conference to 1-5 this bowl season. After Purdue ran three plays, Fineran sealed the victory with his fourth field goal of the game, sending the Boilermakers running down the field in celebration. The Vols had a final chance to win in regulation, but Chase McGrath’s 56 yard field goal fell well short. Tennessee finished with 639 yards total offense and Purdue had 623 in regulation — both bowl records before overtime. THE TAKEAWAYSTennessee: The Vols set a single-season record with 487 points through the first quarter of this game.

Mitchell Fineran kicked a 39-yard field goal in overtime and Purdue finished off its best season since 2003 by overcoming a 14-point deficit and beating Tennessee 48-45 on Thursday in a record-setting Music City Bowl.

Georgia Tennessee Football Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett (13) celebrates after scoring a touchdown with tight end Brock Bowers (19) during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Tennessee Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne) (Wade Payne)KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — (AP) — Stetson Bennett ran for a touchdown and threw for another as top-ranked Georgia remained perfect, wrapping up its Southeastern Conference schedule by routing Tennessee 41-17 Saturday. 1 CFP) actually trailed by their largest margin this season after Tennessee scored a touchdown on the opening drive. Joe Milton hit Cedric Tillman on a 12-yard TD, giving Tennessee the most points scored against Georgia in a game this season. Georgia and the stingiest scoring defense, which had allowed 6.6 points a game, simply smothered the Vols. Georgia then finishes the regular season against Georgia Tech.

Top-ranked Georgia and No. 3 Alabama appear headed for a showdown in the Southeastern Conference championship game.

4 Alabama to a 52-24 victory Saturday night over traditional rival Tennessee. Brian Robinson ran for 107 yards and three touchdowns, helping the Crimson Tide (7-1, 4-1 Southeastern Conference) score 21 points in the first six-plus minutes of the final quarter. Young, a leading Heisman Trophy candidate, completed 31 of 43 passes and turned five of his frequent scrambles into first downs or touchdowns. Then Alabama struck again, with Young launching a 65-yard bomb to Jameson Williams. Alabama: Got off to a sloppy start with a roughing the kicker penalty setting up a Vols touchdown and a fumble inside the Tennessee 10.

Bryce Young passed for 371 yards and two touchdowns and ran for two more scores, carrying No. 4 Alabama to a 52-24 victory over traditional rival Tennessee.

Georgia and Alabama could be heading for another showdown in the Southeastern Conference championship game.

Mississippi Tennessee Football Tennessee defensive back Alontae Taylor (2) tries to tackle Mississippi wide receiver Dontario Drummond during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne) (Wade Payne)KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — (AP) — No. 13 Mississippi held off Tennessee 31-26 on Saturday night after Rebels coach Lane Kiffin was hit by a golf ball as Volunteers fans pelted the field with objects in the chaotic final minutes. Ole Miss stopped Tennessee a yard shy of a first down on a fourth-and-24 pass with just over a minute left. After that play, and the review that confirmed the spot of the ball, Tennessee fans pelted the field with objects. Milton ran 13 yards on the final play and was pushed out of bounds at the 8 as time expired.

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Miami quarterback D'Eriq King passes during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, in Blacksburg, Va. (Matt Gentry/The Roanoke Times via AP, Pool)

D’Eriq King threw for 255 yards and a touchdown and ran for a score, rallying the Hurricanes to a 25-24 victory over Virginia Tech on Saturday. Miami announced it had 13 players unavailable before the game, including three starters and several offensive linemen. Hendon Hooker paced Virginia Tech, throwing for 201 yards and rushing for 53 yards and a touchdown. “I hurt for them,” Virginia Tech coach Justin Fuente said of his players. Virginia Tech: The Hokies travel to Pittsburgh — if the Panthers are ready to play.

Liberty's CJ Yarbrough catches a touchdown pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Virginia Tech, Saturday, Nov. 7 2020, in Blacksburg, Va. (Matt Gentry/The Roanoke Times via AP, Pool)

25 Liberty to a 38-35 victory over Virginia Tech. But officials ruled that Virginia Tech had called a timeout before the kick. “I’ve always done this,” Virginia Tech coach Justin Fuente said. Hendon Hooker paced Virginia Tech, throwing for 217 yards and three touchdowns and rushing for 156 yards and a touchdown. Virginia Tech: The Hokies play Miami at home on Saturday.

North Carolina running back Javonte Williams (25) scores a touchdown against Virginia Tech during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Chapel Hill, N.C., Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

19 Virginia Tech. 19 Virginia Tech 56-45 on Saturday. Khalil Herbert ran for 138 yards and two touchdowns for Virginia Tech (2-1, 2-1), which again played shorthanded due to coronavirus and injury issues. “North Carolina’s explosive on offense,” Virginia Tech coach Justin Fuente said. Things got closer, but the Tar Heels rolled with an offense that looked equally as prolific whether throwing or running.