KNOXVILLE – Tennessee used its third different quarterback starter of the season Saturday afternoon against South Carolina.
But his best position was wide receiver.
Jauan Jennings caught seven passes for 174 yards and two touchdowns, and the defense shut down the Gamecocks in the second half as the Volunteers rolled to a 41-21 win in front of 87,397 at Neyland Stadium.
The win keeps the Vols’ bowl hopes alive, as they improved to 3-5 overall and 2-3 in the Southeastern Conference heading into next weekend’s homecoming game against the University of Alabama at Birmingham (7-1).
The Vols stopped a three-game losing streak to South Carolina (3-5, 2-4) and secured the program’s first win over the Gamecocks’ Will Muschamp as a head coach after seven losses – four when he was at Florida.