Live Updates, Score, Game Notes: No. 3 Tennessee vs. UT Martin

A live update thread of No. 3 Tennessee's Week 8 matchup against UT Martin is below. Tennessee is favored by 38 points over the Skyhawks in the home homecoming matchup. 

Pregame news: 

Inactives: CBs Kamal Hadden, Christian Charles, Warren Burrell

WR Cedric Tillman, LBs Juwan Mitchell, Kwauze Garland, S Jaylen McCollough, LT Gerald Mincey

First Quarter: 

DRIVE ONE: 

Martin receives the opening kickoff and will begin their first rive on the 25-yard-line. 

Martin can't convert on third-and-three and will punt. Three and out. 

UTK 0, UTM 0 14:06/1Q

Drive TWO: 

Vols commit a holding penalty on the return and will start the drive on their own 26-yard-line. 

Hendon Hooker to Jalin Hyatt for a huge gain to the UTM 25. 44-yard-gain. 

Vols ultimately get in the red zone and Jabari Small punches it in from two yards out. 

Vols 7, Skyhawks 0 11:44/1Q

Drive Three: 

UT Martin gets their first first down of the game, as Martin QB Dresser Winn is having success completing short passes. Skyhawks with 1st and 10 at the 50.

Big play from Dresser Winn to Colton Sewell to give UTM a first and goal at the 9. 

Winn throws an incompletion on third and goal, but a facemark penalty gives the Skyhawks a new set of downs inside the 5. Brandon Turnage was injured on the play after colliding with the back wall hard. 

Zoe Roberts scores a touchdown on the end around. 

UTK 7, UTM 7 9:05/1Q

Drive Four: 

Good return by Slaughter gives the Vols first and 10 at their own 44 to start the drive. 

Vols get across midfield with plays from Jabari Small and Jalin Hyatt. False start backs up the Vols on 1st and 10. 

Big play from Hendon Hooker to Ramel Keyton and the Vols have first and goal from the one-yard-line. 38-yard play. 

Princeton Fant ultimately punches it in from a yard out on a handoff. 

Vols 14, UTM 7 // 5:59/1Q

Drive Five: 

UTM starting on their own 25 yard line. 

Big play from Winn to Colton Dowell to get UTM at midfield. 

Skyhawks cross the 50 with another completion. Vols depleted secondary clearly affecting this game as Winn is having a lot of success through the air. 

Vols run defense comes up big on first and second down. UTM facing third and long at the Tennessee 28-yard-line.

Just as the Skyhawks approach the red zone, William Wright picks off Dresser Winn. Big play for the UT defense. 

14-7 Vols 3:31/1Q

Drive Six: 

Vols start the possession at their own 23. 

Nice completion to Hunter Salmon for 17 yards has the Vols approaching the 50. 

Hooker takes a sack on 2nd and 14. Vols face a third and 19 at the UTM 39-yard-line.

Hooker gets the first down on a big scramble, weaving through the UTM defense. 

Roughing the passer call gives Tennessee first and 10 at the 8-yard-line. 

Hooker finds Ramel Keyton on the slant for the score. 

Vols 21, UTM 7 

END OF ONE

Second Quarter: 

Drive Seven: 

The Tennessee defense forces a three-and-out on the first drive of the quarter. Vols to start their first offensive drive of the quarter at their own 42. 

Drive Eight: 

Big play from Hendon Hooker to Jalin Hyatt to give the Vols a first and 10 at the UTM 39-yard-line. 

Big first down run from Jabari Small on 3rd and 2. Vols have it first and 10 at the UTM 25. 

Hooker can't connect in the back of the end zone with Ramel Keyton and the Vols are held to a field goal. Chase McGrath knocks it in from 40 yards out. 

Vols 24, UTM 7 10:54/2Q

DRIVE NINE:

UTM to start their drive at their own 25 after a fair catch. 

UTM RB Sam Franklin coughs it up and the ball goes right into the hands of Aaron Beasley. First down Vols at the UTM 31. 

Drive Ten: 

Hendon Hooker throws a screen to Jalin Hyatt, who breaks a tackle then runs into the end zone. Hyatt over 100 yards receiving on the day after the 22-yard score. 

Vols 31, UTM 7 10:13/2Q

Drive 11: 

UTM starting at their own 25, backed up 10 yards after a holding call. 

UTM doesn't get close to the first down marker on third and long. Skyhawks will punt. 

UT 31, UTM 7 // 8:16/2Q

Drive 12: 

Another great return from Dee Williams gives Tennessee 1st and 10 at the UTM 27. 

Hendon Hooker finds a wide open Ramel Keyton in the end zone from 17 yards out. Easy TD and the Vols extend the lead. 

Tennessee 38, UTM 7 // 7:09/2Q

Drive 13: 

UTM goes three-and-out. Martin punting from their own 29. 

Drive 14: 

Hooker finds Squirrel White for 49 yards down to the UTM 20-yard-line. Underthrown, but still a big play for Tennessee. 

Princeton Fant gets another carry and takes it 11 yards to the house, getting past the UTM edge on the FB carry. 

Vols 45, UTM 7 // 4:15/2Q

Drive 15: 

UTM can't get anything going on their next drive. 

Drive 16:

Joe Milton III comes in for Tennessee on the drive, but it's Princeton Fant who throws a dart to Jalin Hyatt for a 66-yard touchdown. Hyatt's second of the day and 12th of the year. 

Fant proving to be such valuable weapon for Tennessee, throwing the TD on the double pass play. 

Vols 52, UTM 7

Drive 17: 

UTM once again can't get anything going offensively. Vols force a three-and-out before trying one play offensively that amounts to nothing. 

HALFTIME: Vols 52, UT Martin 7

Third Quarter: 

Drive One: 

Vols march right down the field with big completions from Milton to Jimmy Holiday and Walker Merrill. 38 and 34 yard completions, respectively. 

Dylan Sampson punches it in from a yard out for six. Toby Wilson misses the PAT. 

Vols 58, UTM 7 // 13:01/3Q

Drive Two: 

UTM starts at their own 25. Skyhawks don't convert on 3rd and 7, but a roughing the passer call on Tyler Baron gives them a new set of downs. 

UTM is marching down the field and gets inside the 10 after a targeting call on Doneiko Slaughter, who rocked a UTM wideout. 

Call was overturned, though, giving UTM a 2nd and 10 at the UT 31-yard-line. 

Skyhawks face 4th and 2 from the Tennessee 23-yard-line and can't convert. Tennessee takes over. 

UT 58, UTM 7 // 9:21/3Q

Drive Three: 

Vols move the ball deep into UTM territory after a huge fourth down run from Dylan Sampson. First and 10 at the UTM 23. 

Joe Milton throws an incompletion on third-and-long and the Vols will attempt a 46 yard field goal. Chase McGrath's try is no good.

UT 58, UTM 7 6:55/3Q

Drive Four: 

UTM at midfield after a nice catch by DeVonte Tanksley. 

Skyhawks continue to drive down into deep Tennessee territory and have the ball first and goal. 

Dresser Winn gets a free play due to UT offsides and throws a touchdown. UTM cuts Tennessee's lead to 44.

UT 58, UTM 14 // 3:05/3Q

Drive Five: 

Joe Milton III moves the changes with his legs on 3rd and 4. 

Vols can't get convert on 3rd down on the next set of downs and must punt. Tennessee's first punt of the day.

UT 58, UTM 14 // 1 min/3Q

Drive Six: 

UT Martin moves across the Tennessee 40 before the quarter ends. 

END OF THREE

Fourth Quarter: 

Facing a third and two from the UT 36, Winn throws it complete down inside the five-yard line. Call under review. Call changed to an incomplete catch. 

Still a UTM first down though as there was an offsides on UT. 

UT Martin scores a play later with a 31-yard catch and run by George Qualls Jr. Play was under review but the TD call stood. 

Vols 58, UTM 21 // 14:41/4Q

Drive Seven: 

Milton tries to find Chas Nimrod down the sideline, but UTM commits a DPI. Moves the chains for Tennessee to their own 40-yard-line. 

Milton later finds Squirrel White down the sideline for a huge touchdown. Vols lead UTM by over 50 again. 

UT 65, UTM 21 // 13:12/4Q

Drive Eight: 

UTM has another big catch and run and the Skyhawks are inside the red zone again. 

UTM ultimately tries a FG, but it's no good. 

UT 65, UTM 21  // 9:35/4Q

Drive Nine: 

Tayven Jackson is in the game. 

Drive goes nowhere and Vols punt. 

UT 65, UTM 21 // 8:03/4Q

Drive Ten: 

UTM finds more offensive success and goes down the field. Drive ends in a missed field goal, but the Skyhawks get the three points on the next drive. 

FINAL: Tennessee 65, UTM 24.