KNOXVILLE – January quarterback enrollee Tyler Bray’s 3-yard touchdown pass to Denarius Moore in the final minute this afternoon gave the White team a 10-0 halftime lead in Tennessee’s Orange and White game at Neyland Stadium.
The Volunteers’ spring-ending scrimmage got off to a slow start – at least offensively – and a 41-yard field goal by reserve Chip Rhome accounted for the only scoring until Bray hit Moore in the corner of the end zone.
Orange team quarterback Matt Simms, a junior college transfer and the son of former NFL quarterback Phil Simms, tried to respond in the closing seconds but was intercepted by Darren Myles Jr. near midfield.
The White team had only enough time remaining to try one play, and safety Rod Wilks nearly intercepted Bray as time expired.
The White team’s defense nearly opened the scoring early in the second quarter. Toney Williams lost a fumble, but an offside penalty negated the play. The Orange team punted the ball away five plays later.
Tailback Tauren Poole, who likely cemented a starting position with a solid spring, accounted for most of the White team’s yards.
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