Tennessee football score vs UConn: Live updates from Neyland Stadium

No. 16 Tennessee football would like to get quarterback Nico Iamaleava and other freshmen some playing time. But first, starting quarterback Joe Milton and the Vols need to build a big lead against Connecticut.

That didn’t come so easily in nonconference wins over Austin Peay and UTSA early this season.

Tennessee (6-2) is a 35.5-point favorite against UConn (1-7) for its homecoming game (noon ET, SEC Network) at Neyland Stadium.

The Vols are riding a 13-game home winning streak and coming off their first road victory of the season over Kentucky.

Tennessee vs. UConn score, updates, highlights

Joe Milton finds a wide-open Ramel Keyton for a 60-yard touchdown to give Tennessee a 14-3 with 1:38 left in the first quarter.

Noe Ruelas with a 22-yard field goal as UConn drive is stalled. Tennessee leads 7-3 with 2:47 left in the first quarter.

Jaylen Wright scores on an 82-yard TD run just 33 seconds into the game on the second play from scrimmage.

Adam Sparks is the Tennessee football beat reporter. Email adam.sparks@knoxnews.com. X, formerly known as Twitter@AdamSparks. Support strong local journalism by subscribing at knoxnews.com/subscribe.

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