Live Updates, Score, Game Notes: No. 20 Florida @ No. 11 Tennessee
Tennessee Football is set to host the Florida Gators inside a sold out Neyland Stadium for their Week 4 contest.
The Vols enter the game 3-0 for the first time since 2016, aiming to knock off the Gators for the first time since that year.
Key pre-game info for the Top-20 showdown in Knoxville:
Florida's Ventrell Miller IN
Tennessee's Dylan Sampson, Cedric Tillman and Warren Burrell OUT. Ramel Keyton is starting in Tillman's spot.
Not only is the stadium sold out, it is checkered.
Follow along below for live updates throughout the contest.
Q1
UF First Drive:
Florida wins the toss and elects to receive. Great special teams tackle from Tennessee and Florida will start at their own 16.
First down Florida on a slant for the first offensive play. Under duress on second down, Richardson throws it incomplete. Richardson scrambles on 3rd and long for a good gain then gets the 4th and 1 conversion with a QB sneak. 13:04/1Q
Richardson runs for a first down on 2nd and 7 to move the chains. Ball at the 50.
First down throw from Richardson to Xzavier Henderson. Well in Tennessee territory is the Gators.
Gators face a 3rd and 9 and opt to run. Two yards short and Richardson keeps it on 4th and 2 and is STUFFED. Vols take over. 9:49/1Q 0-0
UT First Drive:
Hendon Hooker runs for a big first down for 18 yards on 2nd and 11. Hooker to Hyatt on next play for 21 yards.
Vols move the ball inside the 25 quickly, then Princeton Fant fumbles at the Florida 12-yard line. Gators ball. Bad mistake from Fant to end a promising opening drive for the Vols offense.
0-0 7:56/1Q
UF 2nd Drive:
First down to Xzavier Henderson to move Florida to their own 30-yard line. Ricky Pearsall then hauls in a big catch to move Florida across the 50. Trevor Etienne rumbles for a first down and UF has the ball at the UT 35. 5:23/1Q
Decibel meter well over 100 as Florida lines up for 3rd and long from the 34. Throw on 3rd and 9 is incomplete.
Adam Mihalek misses a 51-yard field goal and we're still scoreless.
0-0 4:35/1Q
UT 2nd Drive:
Jabari Small rushes 16 yards for a first down to start the drive.
Hendon Hooker is sacked on 1st and 10 from the Florida 39 to make 2nd and 16.
Ramel Keyton gets some YAC for a big gain and a first down. But man was Jalin Hyatt wide open.
Vols back in the red zone after a Hendon Hooker run.
Vols are held to 4th and 7 from the Florida 15 and Chase McGrath knocks a 32 yard field goal through the uprights.
3-0 UT leads 1:11/1Q
UF 3rd Drive:
Florida faces an early 3rd and 6.
Anthony Richardson hits Dante Zanders for a first down to the 36-yard line.
END OF ONE: UT 3, UF 0
Q2
UF 3rd drive cont.
Florida faces 4th and 1 from their own 45-yard line.
Florida converts with a nice first down throw from Richardson.
Richardson then finds reserve tight end Keon Zipperer open at around the 20-yard line. Zipperer breaks some poor tackle attempts from the Tennessee secondary and scores. Gators take the lead.
UF 7, UT 3 12:41/2Q
UT 3rd Drive:
Starting on the UT 25.
First play of the drive is a 70-yard catch and run from Bru McCoy down to the Florida 5-yard line. Hendon Hooker then keeps it on 2nd and goal for a 4-yard score to give UT the lead.
Vols 10, Florida 7 11:59/2Q
UF 4th Drive:
Starting from own 25 for the Gators.
Richardson finds his man for a first down to the 42-yard line. Kamal Hadden is down on the play and exits.
Richardson finds Ricky Pearsall for a big gain down to the Tennessee 20-yard line. Poor coverage from Brandon Turnage who got turned around. 10:33/2Q
Another Florida first down gets the Gators inside the 10.
Richardson keeps it for a 7-yard rushing score untouched.
Gators lead 14-10 8:28/2Q
UT 4th Drive
Jalin Hyatt takes a crossing route to the 50-yard line.
Bru McCoy 16 yard catch and run gets Tennessee to the UF 35.
Vols face 3rd and 8 and Hooker misses a wide open Jacob Warren. Vols go for it on 4th and 8 and Hooker is sacked and fumbles. Big hit by Florida's Amari Burney causes the turnover.
UF 5th Drive:
Florida gets some key third down conversions to move the ball to midfield, taking advantage of the weak UT secondary.
But Tennessee's pressure on 3rd and 11 is too much for Richardson and he throws it away. Florida will punt.
UT 5th Drive:
Florida's great punt puts Tennessee on its own 1 yard line.
Ramel Keyton goes FULL EXTENSION for a 43-yard catch down the sideline to get the Vols deep into Florida territory.
Hendon Hooker makes a couple more plays to set up goal-to-go. Hooker finds Bru McCoy on 1st and goal from the 2-yard line for a touchdown. Tennessee takes the lead before the end of the half.
HALFTIME: Vols 17, Florida 14
Q3
Second half is underway.
1st UT Drive:
Bru McCoy reception moves the sticks then Jabari Small breaks a big run inside the Florida 30.
Tennessee faces 3rd and 2 and Jaylen Wright gets the first down.
Hooker runs it in from seven yards out but a Gerald Mincey holding call brings it back. Hooker then finds Jabari Small for a 17-yard touchdown.
Vols lead by ten, 24-14. 12:08/3Q
1st UF Drive:
Facemask backs up Florida.
First down throw to Henderson gets the Gators first and 10 from the 50.
Illegal hands to the face call on defense gives Florida first and 10 from the 21.
Florida converts on fourth and three. Gators 3-4 on 4th down conversions.
Anthony Richardson sneaks it for a TD. Call was originally short but quickly overturned.
Vols 24, Florida 21 5:55/3Q
2nd UT Drive:
Nice Jimmy Holiday return sets Tennessee up at the 38-yard line.
Hendon Hooker runs 44 yards to the Florida 18.
Jabari Small runs for a one-yard touchdown after a plethora of time was taken up reviewing the play prior.
Vols 31, Florida 21 3:58/3Q
2nd UF Drive:
Florida is backed up to their own 3-yard line to start due to a block in the back penalty on the return.
Trevor Etienne runs for a first down to the 20.
Etienne rumbles to the 35 for 16 yards, but the play is under review. After review, Etienne is down at the 24 and it'll be 2nd and 5.
Impressive work from Anthony Richardson to throw it away when Tennessee had him all but sacked.
Richardson makes another impressive throw away to avoid a Volunteer sack.
On third and medium Richardson runs and is short of the line to gain. 4th and 2 coming.
Gators go for it and Richardson finds Justin Shorter down the sideline for a big first down. A four-yard run later and Florida has it 2nd and 6 at the UT 30 to end the quarter.
Vols 31, Florida 21 END OF THREE
Q4
Florida continues driving down field until Anthony Richardson commits a costly mistake in the redzone. Anthony Richardson fumbles and the Vols recover.
3rd UT Drive
Hendon Hooker finds Jacob Warren for a huge first down down the Florida sideline for 45 yards. Tennessee into Florida territory.
Vols continue to move the ball deep into Florida territory. Have it 3rd and goal from the 5.
Jaylen Wright punches it in and the Vols are in full control of this game, 38-21.
UF:
Big catch puts Florida in the redzone threatening. Third and long upcoming.
Florida scores and doesn’t convert the two point conversion.
UT 38, Florida 27 5 mins/4Q
UT:
Bru McCoy recovers the onside kick.
Tennessee's drive ends at the Florida 29-yard line with a turnover on downs. 1:11/4Q. Gators have possession.
Florida scores but cannot get the two point try for the second time in a row.
UT 38, Florida 33 0:17/4Q
This time, though, the Gators recover the onside and have possession at their own 47.
The Gators comeback attempt falls short and Tennessee wins 38-33 (FINAL).
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