Gruden's Tennessee Volunteers (NCAA 14)

[superjames1992]

Preseason Overview

Top 25
1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. Oregon
4. Stanford
5. Georgia
6. Texas A&M
7. South Carolina
8. Clemson
9. Louisville
10. Florida
11. Notre Dame
12. Florida State
13. LSU
14. Oklahoma State
15. Texas
16. Oklahoma
17. Michigan
18. Nebraska
19. Boise State
20. TCU
21. UCLA
22. Northwestern
23. Wisconsin
24. USC
25. Oregon

Heisman Watch
1. Johnny Manziel - QB - Texas A&M
2. A.J. McCarronn - QB - Alabama
3. Braxton Miller - QB - Ohio State
4. Teddy Bridgewater - QB - Louisville
5. Marcus Mariota - QB - Oregon

SEC Outlook
East
#5 Georgia
#7 South Carolina
#10 Florida
Vanderbilt
Tennessee
Missouri
Kentucky

West
#1 Alabama
#6 Texas A&M
#13 LSU
Ole Miss
Auburn
Arkansas
Mississippi State

[LopaKa]

looking forward to this one james! good luck!

[HuntertheGamer]

I had no idea Nathan Peterman started his career off at Tennessee, learn something new everyday!

I'll be following!

[superjames1992]

Quote: Originally Posted by LopaKa

looking forward to this one james! good luck!

Thanks! I really need to catch up on your Hawaii dynasty. I am way behind!

Quote: Originally Posted by HuntertheGamer

I had no idea Nathan Peterman started his career off at Tennessee, learn something new everyday! I'll be following!

Yep! He lost the starting job to Justin Worley originally, and then once Worley went down with an injury in Peterman's sophomore season, he lost the job to Josh Dobbs, who held it for the rest of his time at UT. Peterman, of course, ended up transferring to Pittsburgh eventually, and ended up playing well enough to get a job in the NFL, so I guess it worked out okay for him.

[superjames1992]

Volunteers Underwhelm in Gruden's Debut, Defeat Austin Peay 28-7

KNOXVILLE, TN - The Tennessee Volunteers (1-0) opened up the Jon Gruden era this afternoon with a 28-7 victory over the Austin Peay Governors.

Today's game was never really in doubt as Austin Peay was clearly overwhelmed in all facets of the game, but the Governors (0-1) still kept it close and didn't allow the Volunteers to get their backups as many reps as they might have liked in the second half.

The Governors actually cut the lead to 14-7 late in the second quarter, but the Volunteers followed up with a 40-second touchdown drive that saw redshirt freshman quarterback Nathan Peterman find Jason Croom for his first career touchdown pass.

The Volunteers followed up that touchdown with another touchdown late in the third quarter for their final score of the game to claim a 28-7 victory.

Peterman, who beat out junior Justin Worley for the starting quarterback position in fall camp, played an efficient game, throwing for 196 yards and a touchdown while completing 20/32 passes. Rajion Neal was the real star for the Volunteers, though. He carried the football 23 times for 176 yards and three touchdowns.

The Tennessee defense really locked down aside from Austin Peay's one touchdown drive. The Governors had just 185 yards of total offense this afternoon while Tennessee reached 411 yards.

Tennessee 28, Austin Peay 7

AP - 00 / 07 / 00 / 00
UT - 07 / 14 / 07 / 00

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter:
(2:06) UT: R. Neal, 1 Yd run (7-0 UT)

2nd Quarter:
(6:36) UT: R. Neal, 2 Yd run (14-0 UT)
(0:46) AP: HB #9, 11 Yd run (14-7 UT)
(0:05) UT: J. Croom, 1 Yd pass from N. Peterman (21-7 UT)

3rd Quarter:
(2:05) UT: R. Neal, 48 Yd run (28-7 UT)

4th Quarter:
No Scoring

Player Statistics
Tennessee
N. Peterman: 20/32, 196 Yds, TD
R. Neal: 23 Car, 176 Yds, 3 TD, Rec, 11 Yds
J. Carter: 3 Rec, 53 Yds
B. Downs: 3 Rec, 47 Yds
J. Croom: 6 Rec, 46 Yds, TD

A. Johnson: 11 Tkl, 2 TFL, 2 Sck
J. Toney: 5 Tkl, 2 TFL
D. Sapp: 4 Tkl, TFL
J. Coleman: 4 Tkl
C. Sutton: Tkl, Int

M. Palardy: 0/1 FG, 4/4 XP
M. Darr: 2 Punts, 87 Yds

[superjames1992]

Week 1 Overview

Top 25
1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. Oregon
4. Stanford
5. Clemson
6. Texas A&M
7. Louisville
8. Florida
9. Notre Dame
10. Florida State
11. LSU
12. Georgia
13. Texas
14. Oklahoma
15. Michigan
16. North Carolina
17. Nebraska
18. South Carolina
19. UCLA
20. Northwestern
21. Wisconsin
22. USC
23. Washington
24. Mississippi State
25. Oregon State

Heisman Watch
1. Johnny Manziel - QB - Texas A&M
2. A.J. McCarronn - QB - Alabama
3. Braxton Miller - QB - Ohio State
4. Teddy Bridgewater - QB - Louisville
5. Marcus Mariota - QB - Oregon

National Players of the Week
Taysom Hill - QB - BYU
James Morris - MLB - Iowa

SEC Players of the Wee
Jeff Driskel - QB - Florida
John Fulton - CB - Alabama

SEC Standings
East
1. #8 Florida 1-0 (0-0)
2. Missouri 1-0 (0-0)
3. Kentucky 1-0 (0-0)
4. Tennessee 1-0 (0-0)
5. #12 Georgia 0-1 (0-0)
6. #18 South Carolina 0-1 (0-0)
7. Vanderbilt 0-1 (0-1)

West
1. Ole Miss 1-0 (1-0)
2. #1 Alabama 1-0 (0-0)
3. #6 Texas A&M 1-0 (0-0)
4. #11 LSU 1-0 (0-0)
5. Mississippi State 1-0 (0-0)
6. Arkansas 1-0 (0-0)
7. Auburn 0-1 (0-0)

[superjames1992]

Neal Carries Tennessee to Another Victory

KNOXVILLE, TN - Rajion Neal rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries and also caught three passes for 29 yards to lead the Tennessee Volunteers (2-0) to their second victory of the season in as many games with a 31-17 victory over Western Kentucky (0-2)

The Volunteers dominated the game and outgained the Hilltoppers 418-231. The Volunteers got out to an early 17-0 lead and led 24-7 at the half. A 50-yard pick-six for the Hilltoppers in the third quarter made things interesting with the Volunteers' lead cut to seven points, but Tennessee held on for the victory. Rajion Neal paced the UT offense on the ground in the closing minutes, capping it off with a touchdown in the final minute to put the game away and hand Tennessee the 31-17 victory.

Nathan Peterman threw for 224 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions. He also rushed for 30 yards. His pick-six in the third quarter was costly, though, and made today's game a lot tighter than it otherwise would have been. Marquez North was his top target with 85 yards receiving on seven receptions. Jason Croom caught both of Peterman's touchdown passes and ended with just two receptions for 21 yards

The Volunteers' defense held Western Kentucky Brandon Doughty to just 144 yards passing and two interceptions. Antonio Andrews (14 carries for 61 yards and a touchdown) had some success for the Hilltoppers on the ground, but it ultimately wasn't enough to boost the Western Kentucky offense that scored just 10 offensive points today.

Tennessee faces their first big opponent of the season next week as they will travel to Autzen, Oregon to take on the #3 Oregon Ducks.

Tennessee 31, Western Kentucky 17

WKU - 00 / 07 / 10 / 00
UT - 10 / 14 / 00 / 07

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter:
(5:16) UT: R. Neale, 3 Yd run (7-0 UT)
(0:35) UT: M. Palardy, 20 Yd FG (10-0 UT)

2nd Quarter:
(4:13) UT: J. Croom, 5 Yd pass from N. Peterman (17-0 UT)
(1:18) WKU: A. Andrews, 6 Yd run (17-7 UT)
(0:18) UT: J. Croom, 16 Yd pass from N. Peterman (24-7 UT)

3rd Quarter:
(5:15) WKU: G. Schwettman, 49 Yd FG (24-10 UT)
(1:09) WKU: J. Dowling, returned interception 50 Yds (24-17 UT)

4th Quarter:
(0:37) UT: R. Neal, 5 Yd run (31-17 UT)

Player Statistics
Western Kentucky
B. Doughty: 14/21, 144 Yds, 2 Int, 8 Car, 15 Yds
A. Andrews: 14 Car, 61 Yds, TD, 2 Rec, 17 Yds
R. Brown: 3 Rec, 29 Yds

B. Shorter: 9 Tkl, TFL
J. Dowling: 9 Tkl, Int, TD
K. Young: 8 Tkl, TFL
A. Wright: 6 Tkl, Int
C. Thomas: 6 Tkl

G. Schwettman: 1/2 FG, Long 49, 4/4 XP
H. Brakefield: 2 Punts, 90 Yds

Tennessee
N. Peterman: 23/32, 224 Yds, 2 TD, 2 Int, 6 Car, 30 Yds
R. Neal: 25 Car, 136 Yds, 2 TD, 3 Rec, 29 Yds
M. North: 7 Rec, 85 Yds
J. Carter: 4 Rec, 39 Yds
B. Downs: 3 Rec, 35 Yds
J. Croom: 2 Rec, 21 Yds, 2 TD

M. Walls: 6 Tkl, 4 TFL, 3 Sck
D. Sapp: 6 Tkl, 2 TFL
B. Randolph: 6 Tkl, Int
A. Johnson: 5 Tkl, 3 TFL
L. McNeil: 5 Tkl, TFL
J. Coleman: 3 Tkl, TFL, Int

M. Palardy: 1/2 FG, Long 21, 4/4 XP
M. Darr: Punt, 46 Yds

[superjames1992]

Week 2 Overview

Top 25
1. Alabama (1-0)
2. Ohio State (2-0)
3. Stanford (1-0)
4. Texas A&M (2-0)
5. Louisville (2-0)
6. Notre Dame (2-0)
7. Florida (2-0)
8. Florida State (1-0)
9. LSU (2-0)
10. Georgia (1-1)
11. Texas (2-0)
12. Oklahoma (2-0)
13. North Carolina (2-0)
14. Oregon (1-1)
15. Nebraska (2-0)
16. UCLA (1-0)
17. Northwestern (2-0)
18. Wisconsin (2-0)
19. Michigan (1-1)
20. USC (2-0)
21. Washington (1-0)
22. Mississippi State (2-0)
23. South Carolina (0-2)
24. Clemson (1-1)
25. Arizona State (1-0)

Heisman Watch
1. Johnny Manziel - QB - Texas A&M
2. A.J. McCarronn - QB - Alabama
3. Braxton Miller - QB - Ohio State
4. Carlos Hyde - HB - Ohio State
5. John Hubert - HB Kansas State

National Players of the Week
Kolton Browning - QB - UL-Monroe
Mikee Hayes - CB - Akron

SEC Players of the Week
Ladarius Perkins - HB - Mississippi State
Marlon Walls - LE - Tennessee

SEC Standings
East
1. #10 Georgia 1-1 (1-0)
2. #7 Florida 2-0 (0-0)
3. Tennessee 2-0 (0-0)
4. Missouri 2-0 (0-0)
5. Kentucky 1-1 (0-0)
6. #23 South Carolina 0-2 (0-1)
7. Vanderbilt 0-2 (0-1)

West
1. Ole Miss 2-0 (1-0)
2. #4 Texas A&M 2-0 (0-0)
3. #9 LSU 2-0 (0-0)
4. #22 Mississippi State 2-0 (0-0)
5. Arkansas 2-0 (0-0)
6. #1 Alabama 1-0 (0-0)
7. Auburn 1-1 (0-0)