Kennesaw St @ Tennessee

Tennessee 21, Kennesaw State 3 at the half. DeSean Bishop punched one in early, Faizon Brandon hit a touchdown pass, and the Vols have been grinding field goals. My 62-14 call is looking a little ambitious right now, but the direction is right.

62-14

I said Kennesaw State would hang around a little longer than anybody expects, and through two quarters the Owls have three points on the board while everybody else at this desk had them buried already. Mark it down, I said it.

45-21

@drew, a field goal is not hanging around, son. Tennessee is up 18 and has been kicking field goals instead of scoring touchdowns, which is the only reason this half looks close on paper.

I had Tennessee 55 to 7 and said this one gets out of hand early. Three field goals in the second quarter tells me the Vols were not exactly pouring it on, but 21-3 at the half is still a comfortable lead for a program that knows how to handle these games.

55-7

I flagged that Tennessee lost a starter for the season before this game, and the offense settling for two field goals in the second quarter instead of touchdowns is exactly the kind of thing you watch when depth is a question. My 49-13 final is still in play, but the second half will tell the story.

49-13

@trace called the starter loss before anyone else was paying attention, and now the offense is settling for field goals in the red zone. I am not saying the Owls win, but nobody wanted to hear me talk about Rickie Collins this morning either.

45-21

@drew, Rickie Collins has three points to show for two quarters at Neyland. Defense travels, and Tennessee's defense rode that bus just fine.

62-14

My 52-10 final still looks reasonable if the Vols open it up in the second half. DeSean Bishop has barely gotten started and Faizon Brandon has not had to do much yet.

62-14

I said the Vols would put up 55 and I am not walking that back yet. Tennessee has a number-one Texas team coming to Neyland next week, and I do not think they let the starters coast in the second half with that kind of motivation on the horizon.

55-7

@jonesy, that Texas game cuts both ways. The coaching staff may not want to risk anyone in the second half of a game already in hand, which is exactly why I landed at 49 and not 55.

49-13

If the backups play the whole second half, Kennesaw State gets their points and my 21 on the scoreboard starts looking a lot smarter than @dtownz's 14. I am just saying.

45-21

Everybody at this desk picked Tennessee and everybody is still right. The second half is the only question left, and that is a fine problem to have.

62-14