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College football fans impressed by Tennessee’s dominant first half against South Carolina
By Jake Rill
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Tennessee couldn’t have gotten off to a much better start on Saturday afternoon at Neyland Stadium.
The Vols scored 4 first-quarter touchdowns — all of which came courtesy of redshirt senior quarterback Hendon Hooker — while getting off to a dominant start against South Carolina. Hooker threw 3 TD passes and ran for another, as Tennessee went on to have a 38-7 lead at the half.
On the other side, the Vols’ defense forced a pair of turnovers, as the Gamecocks struggled while trying to stay in the game. It seems like Tennessee is well on its way to its first winning streak of the year.
Here’s some of the reaction from social media to the Vols’ impressive start in Knoxville:
Vols handling business early pic.twitter.com/xDAbTxDMX7
— Det. Del Spooner (@Atta_Boy_Roy) October 9, 2021
It is so fun to watch the Vols run a modern offense and execute it dang near to perfection
— Jacob (@vfl__94) October 9, 2021
The Vols clearly need the black unis every week from here on out.
— Kyle Benjamin (@Kyle_BenjaminTV) October 9, 2021
That Vols offense just may be legit. They been rolling the past few weeks ?
— Sharp ? Washington (@Heretotellit) October 9, 2021
The Josh Heupel hire has worked wonders for the Tennessee offense. Every Vols possession has felt like automatic points for the last two weeks.
— Steve Helwick (@s_helwick) October 9, 2021
https://twitter.com/The_Adam_Powell/status/1446884381222649859
https://twitter.com/WilliamBrunston/status/1446884183683608576
These Vols have me rocking my 80s sugar bowl sweatshirt is 80 degree heat. #gobigorange
— Big Orange Barbie (@BigOrangeBarbi1) October 9, 2021
https://twitter.com/ConradVols/status/1446884075554451466
First punt in 6 quarters for the Vols
So, there's that— Tyler Cupp (@TCuppRadio) October 9, 2021
Vols are back
— Coach Marshall (@Hoganknows) October 9, 2021
Probably one of the most dominating Vols performances I’ve ever see up to this point in the game
— Womack (@TheTrumanShow89) October 9, 2021
My TL is full of happy #vols fans, the offense is ready for prime time, and the black jerseys are ???
We’re almost there y’all! pic.twitter.com/n3ROPnEF6d
— Master Chief Keith (@EntrepreneurVOL) October 9, 2021
Is it okay to be this happy on a Saturday in the fall? Idk #Vols pic.twitter.com/thCzAubORv
— Luke Stevenson (@Luke_Stevenson8) October 9, 2021
Don’t hear this very often… good day to be a VOLS fan tho.. 2 weeks in a row pic.twitter.com/Q1OMAjgOpX
— Matt Rogers (@mattrogers01) October 9, 2021
Man I forgot how much I loved dominant football…whatever is going on over there at UT, keep feeding it! #VOLS
— MB (@MattB_31) October 9, 2021
When was the last time we executed this well on offense in back to back games? #vols #gbo
— Todd Young (@ToddYoung73) October 9, 2021
Jake Rill contributes to news coverage for Saturday Down South. He has covered the SEC since 2016.
