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Tennessee quarterback Jarrett Guarantano recapped UT's victory over Kentucky
Mike Wilson, USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee
Tennessee quarterback Jarrett Guarantano (2) is looking for an open receiver in a Tennessee-Kentucky match at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday, November 10, 2018.(Photo: Calvin Mattheis / News Sentinel)
Jarrett Guarantano crouched under center just over 2 meters from Kentucky's goal line in the third quarter on Saturday and was overwhelmed by excitement.
Just in front of him, Kentucky defenders told him what they knew was coming: a sweep.
Only this was not the case. Guarantano rigged a field and all the Wildcats' defense. The second year quarterback returned and delivered an easy touch pass to Dominick Wood-Anderson.
"I was pretty excited when I called the push button," Guarantano said.
It was that kind of day for the Vols, whose offense led by Tyson Helton and executed by Guarantano was triggered.
The Flights (5-5, 2-4 LP) totaled 412 yards rushing and 215 yards rushing – both in a match against a Power 5 team this season – in the 24-7 win over the United States. UT against No. 12 Kentucky (7-3, 5-3) a week after a tough exit against Charlotte.
"All week long, I think the whole team has felt very confident in this match," said Guarantano. "I know we had difficulties last week. But it was different. We had good practices. We followed each other on Tuesday and Wednesday.
"I thought we had a lot of confidence in the locker room despite what we did last week."
Confidence began with offensive coaches from Helton and Tennessee. The Flight Coach, Jeremy Pruitt, said that this group had arrived early in the week and "knew what he wanted to do."
Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt and Flights beat Kentucky on Saturday
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Similarly, Guarantano praised the game plan, which often puts pressure on his throwing arm in the first game of training in the first half.
"I'm really excited," said Guarantano, who had 12 of 20 passes with 197 yards and two touchdowns. "I know we have guys outside who will go up and play games. They do each week. It is a testimony for them. "
Guarantano launched the first game of each of the first four records of Tennessee. He completed two passes – a 38-yard liaison with Jordan Murphy and a 25-yard pass to Josh Palmer – and shot a pass interference flag during an attempt by Jauan Jennings.
"I think our kids really worked really well at the execution," Pruitt said. "They had better protection. The quarterback knew where he was going with the football and he threw the ball where only we could catch him and our receivers did good games. "
Tennessee quarterback Jarrett Guarantano talks about UT's 24-7 win over Kentucky.
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Tennessee played five games of 15 yards or more in the passing game, all in the first half and starting with the first finals of the start of the first run.
Guarantano scorer Tim Jordan scored 34 yards for a touchdown later.
Guarantano then played two of his best games of the day, patiently avoiding the pressure and completing the shots at the end of the first half. He hit Marquez Callaway for a 17-yard gain, then threw a Hail Mary into the end zone, where Callaway beat him and touched the touchdown at the end of the match.
"He's really an energy carrier for the game," said offensive lineman Ryan Johnson. "Explosive games are always necessary. These are really good things to have. These are the small pieces that open the holes for large pieces. "
Tennessee linebacker Darrell Taylor had four sacks on Saturday
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Tennessee also benefited from the return of halfback Ty Chandler, who was injured last week. He led Tennessee with 89 rushing yards on 16 attempts and provided four rushes of at least 10 yards. Tim Jordan scored another pair, while Murphy scored 59 rushing yards for the longest part of the game and turned out to be an important factor for the first time this season.
The Flights were cooking on Saturday and that gave big results for an offense that has all too often struggled. They followed the advance of their quarter, whose attitude was evident during the treatment of a team ranked Saturday.
Midway through the second quarter, Guarantano recovered after the success of linebacker Josh Allen, Kentucky, and swept himself with extra emphasis.
"I have the impression that guys are looking for it," Guarantano said. "They always tell me during the week that they need it. No matter what they need, I will give them. There were some funny ones today.
DOMINANCE: Tennessee 24, Kentucky 7: Jarrett Guarantano, UT Defense Defenders ravage the Wildcats
NO YARDS: UT Flights: Why was the Tennessee football defense motivated to close the Kentucky game?
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