UT-UGA Halftime Notes

Oct. 10, 2015

-Halftime Notes

VOL CAPTAINS

Serving as captains for Tennessee this afternoon were Cam Sutton, Jalen Hurd, Brian Randolph and Joshua Dobbs
Tennessee won the toss and deferred to the second half. It is the fifth consecutive coin toss won by the Vol captains this season. Four of five times, they have deferred to the second half.

Redshirt sophomore Josh Smith got the start today at wide receiver, his sixth career start.
Other notable starting notes: redshirt senior Mack Crowder started at center; sophomore Coleman Thomas started at right tackle.

The Vols scored a pair of touchdowns in the final 64 seconds of the first half, a pair of touchdown passes by Dobbs (39 yards to Smith, 2 yards to Alvin Kamara).
The Vols had four plays of 20+ yards in the first half. Here's a look:Dobbs rushed for 27 yards to Georgia's 1-yard line in the first quarter ... He passed to Kamara for a 23-yard gain in the first quarter ... The Vols' longest offensive play of the half was a 39-yard pass from Dobbs to Josh Smith with 1:04 left before halftime ... Dobbs passed to Josh Malone for 23 yards to the UGA 2-yard-line
Tennessee has 23 offensive plays of 20+ yards this season.
Dobbs finished the first half with 14-of-28 yards passing for 187 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. It is the third game Dobbs has passed for two touchdowns this season.
Dobbs also led the team in rushing with four attempts for 37 yards.
Eight players caught a pass in the first half with Kamara catching three for 31 yards. Smith had 39 yards receiving and Malone had 31 yards receiving.

Sophomore Derek Barnett had four total tackles (two solo) in the first half, surpassing his game totals for each of the last three games.
Jalen Reeves-Maybin also had four total tackles (two solo).
Two Vols had pass breakups: Malik Foreman had two and Emmanuel Mosley had one.

Trevor Daniel, who entered the game ranked fifth in NCAA in punting average (48.6 yards/punt) recorded his 12th and 13th punts of the season of 50+ yards. His first punt of the day went 56 yards. His fourth went 53 yards but was returned for a touchdown.
Daniel also had two punts land inside the 10-yard line (both to the 8 yard line). He now has 12 punts inside the 20-yard line and seven inside the 10.
The Vols got on the scoreboard with a 22-yard field goal by Aaron Medley with 1:39 left in the first quarter. He is now 9-for-14 this season and 3-for-5 on kicks between 20-29 yards.
Tennessee also forced a turnover on special teams at the close of the first half. On a kickoff, Jakob Johnson forced a fumble, recovered by Todd Kelly Jr.