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Jeremy Pruitt explains decision to pull Jarrett Guarantano, what it means going forward

Unfortunately for Tennessee, the only headline the Volunteers made in The Swamp this year was swapping quarterbacks at halftime. Jeremy Pruitt pulled an ineffective Jarrett Guarantano to start the third quarter, inserting true freshman Brian Maurer into the lineup.

The move immediately netted points, putting a field goal on the board for Tennessee to bring it to a 17-3 Florida lead. After two more drives, Pruitt went back to Guarantano. Tennessee didn’t score for the rest of the afternoon.

“I think Jarrett has lots of ability to be a really good player,” Pruitt said after the loss.