Live Updates: No.24 Tennessee at No.17 Pitt

Tennessee and Pitt will now kickoff at 3:41 pm ET on ABC. The 24th-ranked Vols play their first ranked vs ranked matchup today as they take on the reigning ACC Champions. We will have live updates from the game available in this thread. 

Active Score- Tennessee-27, Pitt 20

4th Quarter

Drive twenty-three: Tennessee takes over at the 25. Two plays result in one yard and brings up a crucial third and long. A physical catch and run from Bru McCoy moves the stick for Tennessee. McCoy has back-to-back catchs on the drive as Tennessee moves past midfield.  After back-to-back rushes from Jabari Small, Tennessee faces a long third down at the 34-yard line. The third down play was a rush, and it brings up a fourth and six the Vols will go for. Cedric Tillman catches the pass for the first down. On 2nd and ten, Hooker and Tillman are unable to connect across the middle of the field bringing up third and long. A false start moves Tennessee back five yards for third and fifteen. Tennessee is forced off the field and has to line up for a 51-yard field goal The kick is good. 

Drive twenty-two continued: Pitt continues the drive at the six-yard line with second and goal. Patti escapes the the pocket and rushes for a touchdown but it is called back due to holding.  A long shot towards the corner of the end zone is dropped by Mumpfield. A Byron young sack on third down brings up a fourth and goal from the 17-yard line. Nick Patti is now down on the field with what appears to be a lower body injury. Pitt lines up for a field goal, and it is tipped on the kick by Warren Burrell, but it still managed to make its way through the uprights. 

3rd Quarter

Drive twenty-two: Pitt takes over and rushes twice to bring up third down and three. Abanikanda's third rush of the drive brings up a first down. Patti connects on a long pass to Mumpfield and the Panthers drive into the redzone. Abanikanda continues to carry the load for the Panthers with back to back runs that move them inside of the the five. Byron Young makes a huge stop in the backfield to bring up 2nd and goal from the six. That will end the quarter. 

Drive twenty-one: Tennessee takes over at the 19-yard line. A quick 11-yard pass to Jalin Hyatt moves the sticks. Hyatt grabs another pass to move Tennessee out to the 40-yard line. Jaylen Wright rushes for a first down, but loses the football. The play is now under review. The call determined Pitt recovered the fumble and the Panthers takeover on the 44-yard of Tennessee. 

Drive twenty: Pitt starts at the 19-yard line but stalls. A third down pass attempt is broken up at the line and bounced harmlessly to the turf. Pitt misses a 36-yard attempt as Ben Sauls pushes it to the left. 

Drive nineteen: Tennessee takes a couple of shots down field but only moved back during the drive. Cedric Tillman dropped a touchdown pass and the Vols punt was blocked and recovered by Pitt and returned to the Tennessee 19-yard line. 

Drive eighteen: Pitt starts on their own 17 and a holding call immediately puts them behind the sticks. A long third down situation nearly results in an interception. Trevon Flowers fields the punt and returns it to the Pitt 49-yard line. 

Drive seventeen: Tennessee takes over on the 28-yard line. A sack and a fifteen-yard penalty pushes the Vols to 2nd &31. The Vols are unable to convert and are forced to punt. Paxton Brooks' punt backs Pitt up to their own 17. 

Drive sixteen: Pitt starts on their own their 25-yard line. Kedon Slovis is out with an injury and Nick Patti is in. The Vols force an early third down but a holding call on the defense moves the sticks. Israel Abanikanda rips a long-gainer and moves Pitt into Tennessee territory. Roman Harrison forces a bad throw from Patti, and the Panthers missed a 46-yard field goal. Tennessee takes over first and ten at the 28 yard line. 

2nd Quarter

Drive fifteen: Tennessee's first pass is picked off in the end zone, but the play goes to review. The call on the field is overturned. Tennessee lines up to kick a field goal. The kick from Chase Mcgrath is good. 

Drive fourteen: Tyler Baron starts the drive with a strip sack that is scooped up y Omari Thomas. Tennessee has a chance to go score. 

Drive thirteen: Pitt starts with back-to-back sacks to put the Vols in 3rd and 19. Missed offsides call hurt the Vols on second down. Tennessee is set to punt from their own 16 yardline. 

Drive twelve: Pitt starts on their own 25 after the kick sails into the end zone. Tennessee's defense quickly forces a third and nine situation. The Vols are unable to get off the field on this play as Slovis hits the back. Roman Harrison gets ahold of Slovis' foot and forces an incompletion to bring up another third and long. The Vols get off the field and take over at the 23 with 1:50 to go. 

Drive eleven: Tennessee rushes for four yards then throws a bomb to Cedric Tillman who nearly scores. Tennessee punches in from the half-yard on a rush from Jabari Small.  A nice, quick answer for the Vols. 

Drive ten: Pitt starts on the 25-yard line and go to work on the ground. When the Panthers finally throw on the drive, Jeremy Banks tips the ball into the air and Pitt's Jerrod Means somehow came down with it. After Pitts drive stalls, Wesley Walker comes up with a huge sack on fourth down to give the Vols the ball back.

Drive nine: Jimmy Holiday returns the kick to the 29 yard line. The Vols open with a quick hitter to Princeton Fant followed by a screen to Tillman for a first down. After a couple of rushes from Hooker, Cedric Tillman snags a catch for a first down on third and six. The Vols move into Pitt territory. Hooker keeps it on an option read to bring up third and inches and Jabari Small pushes forward for the first down. Hooker hits Bru McCoy for a 32-yard touchdown. 

Drive eight continued: Pitt opens with a third and one from the 26-yard line. Abanikanda pushes forward for the first down.Byron Young has a nice QBH on first down forcing an incomplete pass. Slovis hits Jared Wayne for a 15 yard gain to move the sticks. Gavin Bartolemew hauls in a catch down the sideline and hurdles Trevon Flowers to walk in for a 56-yard touchdown. 

1st quarter

Drive eight: Pitt returns the kick to the 16 yard line and James Pearce delivers a huge hit. Aaron Beasley with another hurry on second down. Slovis dumps it on and brings up a huge third down. 

Drive seven: Tennessee starts on the 20 after the pick. The Vols gain a few yards on an out route to Jalin Hyatt to start the drive. On third down, Hooker converts with a long completion to Cedric Tillman. Back to back rushes from Jaylen Wright moves the sticks. A nice play action pass from Hooker to Warren moves the Vols to the one. Jabari Small cashes in the score. Hendon Hooker bounced back in a big way on that drive. 

Drive six: Aaron Beasley nearly gets home on a blitz. Slovis checks down and the Panthers rip a long gain. On play two, Jeremy Banks tips a ball into the air that ricochets to the Pitt tight end. A PI on McDonald puts Pitt into the red zone. Tennessee's Kamal Hadden tips the ball into the air in the end zone and Trevon Flowers intercepts. Aaron Beasley probably has the best drive of his career there. Was all over the field. 

Drive five: Vols start on their own 25 yard line after the kick goes into the end zone. Two runs picks up a first down. Hooker completes a pass to Cedric Tillman on a slant to move the sticks again. A shifty run from Hendon Hooker is negated off a holding from Javontez Spraggins. Jaylen Wright has a nice rush to get the Vols in third and manageable. The Vols elect to go for it on 4th and three. A slant to Cedric Tillman is broken up and Pitt takes over on their own 39. 

Drive four: Pitt takes play number one of the drive to the end zone on a 76-yard touchdown run from Israel Abanikanda.

Drive three: Tennessee starts on their own 25-yard line. Hendon Hooker throws a big pass to Princeton Fant that is dropped. A rush up the middle goes for zero yards. Pitt dials up a pressure and gets off the field. Brooks punt is fair caught and the Panthers will start on their own 24.

Drive two: Pitt starts at their own 45 after a short punt. Kamal Hadden gets the start at corner over Christian Charles. As Pitt drives, Tamarion McDonald makes a key TFL to put the Panthers behind the sticks for a 2nd and long situation. Tennessee has not been able to generate much pressure to this point. The Vols are able to get off the field after Mumpfield was unable to toe-tap in the back of the end zone. Pitt hits a field goal from 30 yards to go up 3-0.

Drive one: Vols receive the kick to start the contest. Gerald Mincey gets the start at left tackle. Vols go three and out to start the game. Hendon Hooker goes 1/3 for the first drive. Tennessee protected well during the first drive, but were unable to convert early chances.  

Pre-Game

Pitt wins the toss and will defer to the second half. Vols get the football to start the game. 

Gerald Mincey and Jeremiah Crawford both worked with the 1s at different times at left tackle. 

Deslin Alexandre is available for Pitt after speculation that he would likely not be able to go. Appears Rodney Hammond Jr. is unavailable for Pitt. He was their leading rusher last week. Still awaiting official word. 

Players Not Available For Tennessee- Juwan Mitchell, Kwauze Garland, and Dee Williams. 

Kick Time Moved to 3:41 pm ET due to Penn State-Ohio running over. 

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