Volunteer Country

Hendon Hooker Tabbed With SEC Honors Following Performance at Pitt

Tennessee Vols Quarterback Hendon Hooker Tabbed With SEC Honors Following Performance at Pitt
Jack Foster|
Hendon Hooker Tabbed With SEC Honors Following Performance at Pitt
Hendon Hooker Tabbed With SEC Honors Following Performance at Pitt

Tennessee football starting quarterback Hendon Hooker has been named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week following his performance in Tennessee's win at Pitt this past weekend. 

Hooker completed 27 of his 45 passes for 325 yards and two touchdowns, one of which being the 28-yard go-ahead game winner to Cedric Tillman in overtime. 

Hooker built off of a solid week one performance with another productive outing in Tennessee's first true road game of the season. While the Vols senior signal caller wasn't the sharpest with his throws, he made the plays to get it done against a daunting front seven for the Panthers. 

Hooker has now received the SEC Offensive Player of the Week honor twice, as the leader of the UT offense earned the award after his tremendous performance at Kentucky last season. 

Hooker did a fine job adjusting to Pitt's pressure in the fourth quarter, hitting Jalin Hyatt on multiple quick throws to put together drives that ended in points, such as Tennessee's final drive of regulation that culminated with a Chase McGrath 51-yard field goal. 

The Virginia Tech transfer has been a significant part of Tennessee's ability to become a Top-15 team in just 15 games in to the Josh Heupel era. 

Hooker has completed 45 of 67 passes for 546 yards for four touchdowns and no interceptions so far in two games of his final collegiate season. He has an additional two touchdowns on the ground, rushing for a total of 39 yards on 20 carries in two contests. 

Hendon Hooker will look to make it three clean games in a row when the Volunteers host the Akron Zips on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET in Neyland Stadium. 

Published
Jack Foster
JACK FOSTER

Jack is a sophomore at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville majoring in Journalism/Electronic Media. Jack grew up in Paris, Tennessee, but now spends the majority of his time in Knoxville doubling as a student and sports journalist for Volunteer Country. Jack has been a sports junkie since he was a young kid and always watched NFL football with his dad on Sundays. Jack still follows the NFL religiously, as he is an avid fantasy football player. Jack started with Volunteer Country in May of 2021 and has since helped provide full coverage of football, baseball and men's and women's basketball. Jack also works as a recurring member of WUTK's Rock Solid Sports show on Wednesdays and Fridays, and he also serves as head sports producer of The Volunteer Channel's Vol News, a student-run show at the University. When Jack is not watching or covering sports, find him on the golf course or back home spending time with his parents, younger sister and friends. Follow Jack on Twitter and Instagram by clicking "Twitter" and "Instagram" to see all of his work with Volunteer Country as well as student media.

Home/Football