Halftime recap: Vols 24, Vanderbilt 10

After Vanderbilt forged a 10-10 tie, Jonathan Crompton threw two touchdown passes in the final four minutes of the half to give the Vols a 24-10 lead at the break.

An 11-yarder to Denarius Moore gave Tennessee a 17-10 lead.

UT stopped Vandy on fourth down with less than a minute to play and drove 61 yards in four plays, Crompton hitting Luke Stocker from 16 yards with only 5 seconds left on the clock.

The Vols eased out to a 10-0 lead, scoring on their first two possessions.

Then they lost their momentum as Vandy scored on its next two possessions.

Montario Hardesty’s 5-yard touchdown made it 7-0, after which UT was stopped in the red zone and had to settle for a 25-yard field goal from Devin Mathis.

Mathis, a junior, was subbing for Daniel Lincoln, who has battled a leg injury.

The Commodores then staged a nine-play drive for a Ryan Fowler field goal.

Next, they chewed up 92 yards on 11 plays and tied it up on Mackenzi Adams’ 2-yard pass to Ryan van Rensburg.

Tennessee lost another defensive starter in the half. Cornerback Art Evans was hurt and replaced by Stephaun Raines.

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