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UT beats Indiana State in 42-7 home-opening victory

Butch Jones and the Vols enter the T to take the field. The Indiana State Sycamores visited the University of Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium in NCAA football action of September 9, 2017.
Butch Jones and the Vols enter the T to take the field. The Indiana State Sycamores visited the University of Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium in NCAA football action of September 9, 2017. Butch Jones and the Vols enter the T to take the field. The Indiana State Sycamores visited the University of Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium in NCAA football action of September 9, 2017.

By David Cobb 1 min read

KNOXVILLE – Tennessee began the week by treating its fans to a heart-stopping double-overtime victory over Georgia Tech.

It gave them a breather on Saturday – for the most part.

The Volunteers did not altogether overwhelm Indiana State, but they handled their Missouri Valley Conference opponent with relative ease on Saturday in a 42-7 home-opening victory.

Tennessee’s Ty Chandler returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown and the game was never tied again as the Volunteers improved to 2-0 in front of 99,015 at Neyland Stadium.

The Volunteers now turn their attention to SEC East rival Florida and a scheduled trip to Gainesville next week that would coincide with the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.