A disastrous night somehow got worse for Tennessee. Down 49-31 in the fourth quarter, senior quarterback Hendon Hooker went down with an apparent knee injury. We won’t speculate much, but it didn’t look good for Hooker.
Tennessee had been thoroughly outplayed to that point, with the defense laying a complete egg with everything on the line. The Volunteers were sputtering on offense on the second half, too.
Joe Milton entered the game in relief of Hooker, who walked off the field with assistance from the medical staff. Hooker immediately entered the injury tent, and limped off of the field shortly after.