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Tennessee football: Five takeaways from ugly season-opening win vs. BGSU

Tennessee and Bowling Green players jostle for the Hail Mary pass thrown by Tennessee quarterback Joe Milton III (7) during a NCAA football game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Bowling Green Falcons held at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021. Kns Ut Football Bowling Green Bp

For the first time since 2015, Tennessee football won its season-opener without the game coming down to the final possession. It also, ironically, happened against the same program six years later, albeit in much uglier fashion. The Vols beat the Bowling Green Falcons 38-6 Thursday night to kick off the Josh Heupel era.