Without star wide receiver Cedric Tillman and starting left tackle Gerald Mincey, Tennessee got off to a fast start and never looked back, beating LSU at home, 40-13.
Tennessee’s kickoff coverage has been fantastic all season, and it paid off in a big way on the first play of Saturday’s game. LSU’s returner fumbled the sky-high kick, and walk-on defensive back Will Brooks recovered the ball at LSU’s 27 yard-line.
The Vols needed five plays to score, as Jabari Small punched it in from the one-yard line to put UT up 7-0 fewer than two minutes into the game.