Tennessee
PFF Grades: Tennessee vs. Mississippi State | Rocky Top Insider
Tennessee football took care of business with a 33-14 victory over Mississippi State on Saturday night at Neyland Stadium, overcoming a number of offensive injuries to remain at one loss on the season.
If you need a reminder on how Pro Football Focus works, read the opening of the Chattanooga grades.
Let’s see how the Vols graded out.
Elite grade = 90-100, All-Conference = 85-89, Starter = 70-84, Backup = 60-69, Replaceable = 60 >
Offensive Grades (minimum 16 plays — 20% of offensive plays)
WR Dont’e Thornton — 84.1 (35 plays)
QB Nico Iamaleava — 81.4 (41 plays)
WR Squirrel White — 78.9 (26 plays)
RB Dylan Sampson — 75.4 (55 plays)
LT Lance Heard — 63.4 (84 plays)
WR Chris Brazzell — 61.7 (55 plays)
RB Peyton Lewis — 60.3 (20 plays)
RG Javontez Spraggins — 59.8 (72 plays)
LG Jackson Lampley — 59.7 (66 plays)
TE Miles Kitselman — 58.6 (64 plays)
C Cooper Mays — 57.6 (84 plays)
WR Mike Matthews — 56.5 (16 plays)
LG Andrej Karic — 55.5 (21 plays)
WR Bru McCoy — 54.8 (59 plays)
TE Ethan Davis — 54.5 (19 plays)
QB Gaston Moore — 52.9 (43 plays)
TE Holden Staes — 52.8 (62 plays)
RT Dayne Davis — 51.9 (56 plays)
RT John Campbell Jr — 49.5 (28 plays)
It feels like a really fitting representation of this game that three of Tennessee’s four highest graded offensive players exited the game with injuries at some point. The fourth player has been banged up over the last month.
Peyton Lewis has fully passed Cam Seldon and is Tennessee’s third running back behind Dylan Sampson and DeSean Bishop. Lewis had a nice night against Mississippi State and keeps getting better.
Moore was fine in the second half and his numbers indicate that. He wasn’t great but he ran the offense at a solid rate against a bad Mississippi State defense.
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Defensive Grades (13 plays — 20% of defensive plays)
DE Jayson Jenkins — 91.1 (26 plays)
STAR Boo Carter — 79.9 (35 plays)
LEO James Pearce — 79.7 (45 plays)
CB Jalen McMurray — 76.9 (22 plays)
S Jakobe Thomas — 76.8 (18 plays)
LB Arion Carter — 75.2 (51 plays)
CB Rickey Gibson III — 75.1 (50 plays)
DT Jaxson Moi — 74.9 (17 plays)
LB Jeremiah Telander — 72.7 (41 plays)
DE Dominic Bailey — 71.5 (42 plays)
S Andre Turrentine — 71.1 (49 plays)
S Christian Charles — 70.7 (24 plays)
LEO Josh Josephs — 68.9 (29 plays)
DT Omari Thomas — 66.6 (25 plays)
S Will Brooks — 64.2 (43 plays)
STAR Christian Harrison — 63.7 (36 plays)
DT Daevin Hobbs — 63.2 (19 plays)
CB Jermod McCoy — 61.7 (55 plays)
DT Bryson Eason — 58.5 (30 plays)
DT Omarr Norman-Lott — 56.4 (21 plays)
LB Jalen Smith — 46.8 (28 plays)
Shoutout to both Jayson Jenkins and Jalen McMurray. Two under the radar players on Tennessee’s defense who were fantastic against the Bulldogs. Jenkins strip sack early in the second half was one of the biggest plays in the entire game.
Strangely, Tennessee’s top defensive back Jermod McCoy and Will Brooks both turned in poor performances in the Vols win. It’s particularly odd given what little success Mississippi State had throwing the football in this game.
But others stepped up including freshman Boo Carter who bad the best performance of his young career against Mississippi State.
Tennessee
Tennessee baseball vs Ole Miss score, live updates, start time, Game 3
Tennessee baseball will look to salvage the final game of the SEC series against Ole Miss.
The Vols (25-14, 7-10 SEC) play Game against the No. 23 Rebels (29-11, 10-7) on April 19 (1 p.m. ET, SEC Network+) at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
Ole Miss has been on a roll. The 8-1 win on April 18 against the Vols moved the Rebels to eight straight wins. It got an ace-level start from Cade Townsend and a grand slam from Tristan Bissetta to secure Game 2.
Taylor Rabe (3-1, 3.16 ERA) will start for the Rebels. Evan Blanco (3-2, 3.67 ERA) will be on the mound for Tennessee.
Tennessee baseball vs. Ole Miss live updates
What channel is Tennessee baseball vs. Ole Miss on today?
- TV channel: SEC Network+
- Live stream: ESPN app
Tennessee baseball vs. Ole Miss game times
- Game 3: April 19 (1 p.m. ET)
Tennessee baseball vs. Ole Miss probable pitchers
- Tennessee: LHP Evan Blanco (3-2, 3.67 ERA)
- Ole Miss: RHP Taylor Rabe (3-1, 3.16 ERA)
Tennessee
Tennessee drops series to Ole Miss with game two loss
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – The Tennessee Volunteers baseball team dropped game two to Ole Miss on Saturday afternoon, 8-1. The Rebels clinch the series, the first time Ole Miss has won a series in Knoxville since 2016.
A bright spot for the Vols was Tegan Kuhns who threw 5.2 innings not allowing a run, striking out 10 batters on five hits.
Cam Appenzeller picked up his first loss of the season coming in out of the bullpen for Kuhns. The SEC Freshman of the Week did not have a great outing. Appenzeller went 2.1 innings giving up six earned runs.
Tennessee escaped a shutout as Trent Grindlinger hit a solo home run in the ninth inning. Grindlinger’s home run was one of Tennessee’s two hits on the night.
The Volunteers look to avoid the series sweep as theY round out the series with Ole Miss on Sunday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. on the SEC Network+.
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Tennessee-Ole Miss baseball time change for Game 2
Tennessee (25-13, 7-9 SEC) will continue a three-game home baseball series on Saturday. The Vols will host No. 23 Ole Miss (28-11, 9-7 SEC) at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Rankings reflect the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.
Ole Miss won Game 1 on Friday, 7-4.
Saturday’s Game 2 was scheduled for 6 p.m. EDT. Due to possible inclement weather on Saturday, first pitch for Game 2 will take place at 4 p.m. EDT.
“Due to the chance of inclement weather tomorrow night, tomorrow’s game versus Ole Miss will now start at 4 p.m. EDT,” Tennessee announced on Friday.
Below is how to watch information for Saturday’s Tennessee-Ole Miss Game 2.
What channel is Tennessee versus Ole Miss baseball on?
- TV channel: SEC Network+
- Livestream: Watch live on SECN+
- Announcers: Myan Patel (play-by-play) and Cody Hawn (analyst)
Watch Tennessee baseball live
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