UTC’s Dee Virgin tackles UT’s Jason Croom Saturday at Neyland Stadium.KNOXVILLE – There may be but one certainty gleaned from Tennessee’s 45-10 college football victory over little brother UT-Chattanooga on Saturday afternoon:
On Oct. 11, 2014, beneath a pale gray sky, the Volunteers were 35 points better than the Mocs.
What else was learned from this pounding is in the eye of the beholder. UT supporters will no doubt point to quarterback Justin Worley’s two rushing touchdowns — the first time a Vols quarterback had rushed for two scores in the same game since Casey Clausen scored twice against Michigan in the 2002 Citrus Bowl — and believe the Big Orange has this running thing all fixed.
On the other hand, Moc maniacs can just as forcefully argue that UTC’s five sacks was a season high and that until very late in the fourth quarter the Mocs actually were leading the Vols in rushing yardage.
Or as UTC coach Russ Huesman observed: “You know, they get 340 yards, but that doesn’t look like 45 points, so I give our defense a lot of credit.”