Tennessee Stat Book
First Quarter
TENNESSEE 3, ALABAMA 0
TENN: Michael Palardy 40 field goal.
Drive: 12 plays, 45 yards, 6:37.
Big plays: Tauren Poole had a 15-yard on third-and-13 to get the drive started. Da'Rick Rogers caught a pass for 11 yards to convert a fourth-and-3.
TENNESSEE 3, ALABAMA 3
ALA: Jeremy Shelley 26 field goal.
Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 1:32.
Big play: AJ McCarron hit Marquis Maze for a 69-yard bomb to the UT 12. But the defense held, forcing the field goal.
Second Quarter
ALABAMA 6, TENNESSEE 3
ALA: Shelley 29 field goal.
Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 4:52.
Big play: On third-and-7 at the UT 9, the Vols threw Trent Richardson for a 3-yard loss.
TENNESSEE 6, ALABAMA 6
TENN: Palardy 52 field goal.
Drive: 11 plays, 46 yards, 5:52.
Big play: From punt formation on fourth-and-4, Palardy passed to Anthony Anderson for 5 yards for a first down and a face-mask penalty on the tackle moved the ball to the Alabama 34.
Third Quarter
ALABAMA 13, TENNESSEE 6
ALA: McCarron 2 run (Shelley kick).
Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:51.
Big plays: McCarron came out throwing, going 4-of-4 to reach the 2, then scored on a roll-out when he couldn't find an open receiver.
ALABAMA 20, TENNESSEE 6
ALA: Kenny Bell 39 pass from McCarron (Shelley kick).
Drive: 1 play, 39 yards, 9 seconds.
Big play: After Alabama got the fourth-down stop, McCarron got Bell deep in the end zone for a one-play touchdown drive.
ALABAMA 27, TENNESSEE 6
ALA: Trent Richardson 12 run (Shelley kick).
Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 3:15.
Big play: Eddie Lacy ran 13 yards and then 19 for a first down at the Tennessee 19.
Fourth Quarter
ALABAMA 30, TENNESSEE 6
ALA: Cade Foster 45 field goal.
Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:41.
Big play: On third-and-12, McCarron hit tight end Brad Smelley for 17 yards to keep the drive alive.
ALABAMA 37, TENNESSEE 6
ALA: Richardson 1 run (Shelley kick).
Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 1:30.
Big play: Donta Hightower's interception and 29-yard return made another Alabama touchdown a foregone conclusion.
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Comments » 6
GloryDays writes:
That is the problem Tennessee doesn't score!
VolGrad writes:
I don't really understand taking the redshirt off of Worley in this game, but I feared it was coming after seeing Simms miss on what should have been some relatively easy passes. I guess he felt he didn't have any alternative and went ahead and pulled the trigger. But the game was almost over anyway when he did it. Worley never got any opportunities for many good looks, especially with Marlin Lane fumbling.
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VolGrad writes:
...not many teams do against this Alabama defense.
BloodLustVoL writes:
You have to find a way to use your personnel in order to get TDs. Even if that means you have to run the wildcat with Martin, Poole, Rogers, etc. In addition, you can't ride a QB who has struggled in previous games into the ground in the current game until there is no hope of staying competitive. Have a plan B and execute it as soon as there is trouble -- interceptions would indicate trouble. But I guess you can't argue with the experts.
kyletrktr writes:
Agree completely. If they are gonna go ahead and make the decision to take off the redshirt, atleast let him try throwing the ball. Shoot, Simms could've easily handed the ball off to Marlin Lane the whole game, which is all they let Worley do.
VolGrad writes:
Of course, CDD had no idea Lane was going to fumble on that run. Who knows what plays might would have been called if that had not have happened. But as for the reason for bringing in Worley at the end of this game: maybe CDD wanted to just give him an opportunity in a real game situation before suddenly starting him next week. I guess that makes sense, but in this instance he never really got any real opportunities. The next possession was on the 6 inch line in our own territory. That is pretty much limited to quick runs and QB sneaks.
O well. We'll see how they bring Worley along. I expect he will be the starter now until Bray returns.
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