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FOOTBALL 6 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS » 13 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS » 52 BOWL GAMES » 95 ALL- AMERICANS » 46 NFL 1ST-ROUND PICKS GAME 9 | #PoweredByTheT ON THE AIR TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS UAB BLAZERS VS TV: ESPNU 3-5 | 2-3 SEC 6-1 | 3-1 C-USA Play-by-Play: Roy Philpott Head Coach: Jeremy Pruitt Head Coach: Bill Clark Analyst: Kelly Stouffer Record at UT: 8-12 (.400) / 2nd year Record at UAB: 31-15 (.674) / 4th year Sideline: Lauren Sisler Career Record: Same Career Record: 42-19 (.689) / 5th year Last Game: W, 41-21 vs. South Carolina Last Game: W, 38-14 vs. Old Dominion RADIO: VOL NETWORK Local: WIVK-FM 107.7 | WNML-FM 99.1 TENNESSEE VS UAB - NOVEMBER 2, 2019 | 7 P.M. ET | ESPNU | NEYLAND STADIUM (102,455) | KNOXVILLE, TENN. Sirius: Ch. 98 | XM: Ch. 191 Internet: Ch. 962 QUICK COMPARISON Web: UTSports.com 24.0 (98/11) Points/Game (62/5) 29.9 Play-by-Play: Bob Kesling 26.3 (57/9) Points Allowed/Game (11/1) 15.7 Analyst: Tim Priest 140.8 (92/12) Rush Yards/Game (82/8) 153.9 Analyst: Brent Hubbs 147.0 (51/9) Rush Yards Allowed/Game (8/1) 88.3 213.9 (87/9) Pass Yards/Game (44/5) 251.9 SOCIAL MEDIA 218.3 (61/8) Pass Yards Allowed/Game (7/1) 160.3 354.6 (103/13) Total Offense/Game (68/8) 405.7 Twitter/Instagram: @Vol_Football UTSPORTS.COM 365.3 (49/9) Total Defense/Game (5/1) 248.6 UABSPORTS.COM Facebook: Tennessee Football (National Ranking/Conference Ranking) KEY STORYLINES BY THE NUMBERS VOLS WELCOME BLAZERS FOR HOMECOMING JENNINGS LEAVING HIS MARK Brian Maurer’s first-ever • UAB COMES TO NEYLAND: UT holds a 73-19-3 record • CAREER GAME FOR JJ: Redshirt senior WR Jauan Jennings completion inside Neyland all-time on Homecoming and has won five consecutive started at QB for the Vols out of the wildcat and led UT Stadium was a 73-yard TD to Marquez Callaway, homecoming games. Tennessee leads the all-time series to a 41-21 victory over South Carolina by catching seven marking UT’s longest pass against UAB, 4-0, and the Vols have won eight straight passes for a career-best 174 yards and two touchdowns. 73 play since Oct. 31, 2015 November non-conference games, dating back to the He added 18 rushing yards for 192 all-purpose yards. He when Josh Dobbs found 2008 season. UT has hosted UAB three times since became the first Vol WR with 150+ yards and two TDs vs. Josh Malone for a 75-yard the 2005 season, more than any other non-conference an SEC opponent since Donte’ Stallworth had 169 yards TD vs. Kentucky. opponent during that span. The Vols hosted the and three TDs vs. Kentucky in 2001. Blazers for the first time ever during the 1998 national • WHERE HE RANKS: Jennings ranks fifth in the SEC in The Vols have 10 INTs championship season, winning 37-13 behind QB Tee receiving yards (652) and TDs (7) in all games and eighth through eight games, already eclipsing their Martin, who passed for 274 yards and 1 TD and rushed for in receptions (42). He is even better in SEC-only games, total from 2018 (nine) a TD on Homecoming on Nov. 7, 1998. ranking third in the league in yards/game (88.8). 10 and ranking tied-for-10th • ALL-TIME: UT holds an 841-395-53 all-time record (10th • Jennings has 129 receptions for 1,836 yards and 17 TDs in the nation and tied for all-time), including a 470-134-17 mark at Neyland Stadium in his career to rank in the Top 10 in UT in each category: second in the SEC. - the 2nd-most wins of any program at a current stadium. — Receptions: 6. 129 | Next up: 5. Gerald Jones (142) • CONNECTIONS: Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt — Rec. Yards: 10. 1,836 | Next up: 9. Carl Pickens (1,875) UT has played 21 true and UAB head coach Bill Clark are connected back — Rec. TDs: t-8. 17 | Next up: 5. Three tied at 18 freshmen through eight games. Seven true to their Alabama high school coaching days. Clark freshmen have started was the head coach at Prattville High School from SENIOR TRIO LEADING DEFENSE a total of 29 games, led • BITULI LEADS WAY: Senior LB Daniel Bituli had a season- 1999-2007 and competed as the top team in the 6A 21 by LB Henry To’o To’o (7 class with Hoover High School, where Pruitt was an best 15 tackles and blocked a punt he then recovered for starts, LT Wanya Morris assistant from 2004-06. Prattville and Hoover played a TD to lead the second half shutout of South Carolina in (7 starts), and RT Darnell in the state championship game in 2004 and 2006. the 41-21 win. He is tied for 7th in the SEC with 8.0 tackles Wright (6 starts). Additionally, UT offensive line coachWill Friend was the per game in SEC-only games. He was named National Blazers’ OL coach the last two times UAB traveled to Defensive Player of the Week by College Sports Madness. Marquez Callaway leads Neyland Stadium in 2010 (32-29 2OT) and 2008 (35-3). • TAYLOR HAS ANOTHER BIG GAME: RS Senior LB Darrell the nation with a 21.8 Taylor has his FIFTH CAREER MULTI-SACK GAME vs. punt return average (6- the Gamecocks with 2.0 sacks and added two PBUs. He 131), including a 65-yard QB HAT TRICK TD on Saturday. Callaway is tied for third in the SEC in sacks (5.0). In his last two • SEASON-HIGH 351 PASSING YARDS VS SC: Jarrett 21.8 has three career PR TDs Guarantano (229 yds, 2 TDs) and J.T. Shrout (122 yds, home games (Miss. State & SC), he has 4.0 sacks. and his 14.9 career PR 1 55-yd TD) became the first QB duo to each throw for • WARRIOR STEPS UP: Senior safety Nigel Warrior is average is third among 100+ since 2016 and the first since 2010 in an SEC game. playing the best football of his career, already with a active players. And neither started. The starting nod at center went to ... team-best three INTs and 44 tackles (second on team). SCHEDULE & RESULTS GEORGIA STATE BYU CHATTANOOGA at FLORIDA GEORGIA MISSISSIPPI ST. at ALABAMA SOUTH CAROLINA UAB at KENTUCKY at MISSOURI VANDERBILT AUG. 31 / ESPNU SEPT. 7 / ESPN SEPT. 14 / SECN SEPT. 21 / ESPN OCT. 5 / ESPN OCT. 12 / SECN OCT. 19 / ESPN OCT. 26 / SECN NOV. 2 / ESPNU NOV. 9 / SECN NOV. 23 / TBA NOV. 30 / TBA L, 38-30 L, 29-26 (2OT) W, 45-0 L, 34-3 L, 43-14 W, 20-10 L, 35-13 W, 41-21 7 P.M. ET 7:30 P.M. ET TBA TBA 2019 TENNESSEE FOOTBALL / UTSPORTS.COM / @VOL_FOOTBALL 1 TENNESSEE FOOTBALL THIS WEEK’S OPPONENT NOTING THE UAB BLAZERS UAB STAT LEADERS 2019 SCHEDULE RUSHING G Att. Yds. Avg. TD Yds/G Date Opponent Time/Result Spencer Brown 5 79 262 3.3 3 52.4 Aug. 29 Alabama State (ESPN+) W, 24-19 Lucious Stanley 6 46 235 5.1 5 39.2 Jermaine Brown Jr. 4 38 204 5.4 1 51.0 Sept. 7 Akron (CBS SN) W, 31-10 Sept. 21 South Alabama (NFL Network) W, 35-3 PASSING G Cmp-Att. Pct. Yds. TD/INT Sept. 28 at WKU (ESPN+)* L, 13-20 Tyler Johnston III 7 109-181 60.2 1763 15/10 Oct. 5 Rice (ESPN+)* W, 35-20 Oct. 12 at UTSA (ESPN+)* W, 33-14 RECEIVING G No. Yds. Avg. TD Yds/G Oct. 19 Old Dominion (ESPN+)* W, 38-14 Austin Watkins 7 31 655 21.1 5 93.6 Nov. 2 at Tennessee (ESPNU) 7 p.m. Kendall Parham 7 23 518 22.5 6 74.0 Nov. 9 at Southern Miss (NFL Network)* 2:30 p.m. Myron Mitchell 7 20 339 17.0 3 48.4 Nov. 16 UTEP (ESPN3) TBA DEFENSE G Solo Asst Total TFL Other Nov. 23 Louisiana Tech (ESPN+) TBA Kristopher Moll 6 32 22 54 9.0 4.5 Sacks Nov. 30 at North Texas 3 p.m. Noah Wilder 6 20 19 39 6.0 2 Sacks * C-USA game Will Boler 7 15 12 27 1.5 2 INT SERIES HISTORY vs. UAB ABOUT THE BLAZERS 5TH MEETING • UAB is led by fourth-year head coach Bill Clark. Clark holds STAT COMPARISON (4-0-0) a 31-15 record as the Blazers’ head coach and is 42-19 as a CATEGORY UT UAB at Knoxville: 4-0 Record 3-5 6-1 at Birmingham: N/A Division I head coach. Conf. Record 2-3 3-1 Biggest Win: 32 points (35-3, 2008 in • UAB’s defense ranks fifth in the nation in total defense, limiting Scoring Offense 24.00 29.9 Total Offense 354.6 405.7 Knoxville) opponents to 248.6 yards of total offense per game, and 11th in Rushing Offense 140.8 153.9 Longest Winning Streak: 4 games scoring defense, allowing just 15.7 points per game. Passing Offense 213.88 251.9 (1998-Present) Scoring Defense 26.25 15.7 Current Streak: Tennessee 4 games • The Blazers rank fifth in the country in tackles for loss, Total Defense 365.3 248.6 Rushing Defense 147.0 88.3 1998 Knoxville W 37-13 collecting 60 on the year.

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