Watch: Josh Heupel Reacts to Vols' Blowout Win Over Kentucky

Tennessee got started early in Neyland Stadium on Saturday night with a 55-yard touchdown from Hendon Hooker to Jalin Hyatt. The play was the fifth from

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Tennessee got started early in Neyland Stadium on Saturday night with a 55-yard touchdown from Hendon Hooker to Jalin Hyatt.

The play was the fifth from scrimmage for the UT offense, and Kentucky found themselves trailing by seven less than 90 seconds into the game.

Kentucky's second drive on offense was a thing of beauty, ending in a Chris Rodriguez rushing score. But that was the only good part of Kentucky's overall sloppy performance in the blowout loss to Tennessee on Saturday.

The Vols move to 8-0 on the season with the 44-6 win over the SEC East rival, all but punching their ticket to being a Top-4 team when the College Football Playoff rankings come out Tuesday.

UT's defense had arguably their best performance in the Josh Heupel era, and Tennessee's explosive offense came to play once again.

You can watch Heupel discuss the video above.

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Published Oct 30, 2022

MATT RAY

Matt Ray is the publisher of Sports Illustrated-FanNation's Volunteer Country, serving as a beat reporter covering football, recruiting, and occasionally other sports. Matt also is a lead analyst at Sports Illustrated All-American, Sports Illustrated lead authority in high school recruiting coverage. When not at work covering the Tennessee Volunteers or the recruiting trail, Matt enjoys spending time with his wife Destiny traveling the country.

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