KNOXVILLE – Tyler Bray isn’t Superman, after all. Not yet, anyway.
Before throwing an interception late in the second quarter of Saturday’s win at Vanderbilt, Tennessee’s true freshman quarterback completed 12 of 14 passes for 173 yards, two scores and no turnovers.
“I thought we came out early and played well,” coach Derek Dooley said. “I think the first 15 plays of the game, we had five explosive plays, which is really good. I think Tyler, he started out [well].
“The first quarter and a half, we really felt like we were executing the game plan well.”
Before that pickoff, Bray’s career statistics as UT’s No. 1 quarterback included 58 completions in 96 passes for 1,180 yards, 12 touchdowns and one interception. Starting with that pick, he looked like a true freshman again – 4-of-13 for 59 yards, no touchdowns and two interceptions.