KNOXVILLE – Junior quarterback Quinten Dormady’s three interceptions stick out on the stat sheet from Tennessee’s 26-20 loss to Florida on Saturday.
But a review of the video showed coach Butch Jones and receiver Marquez Callaway that there was plenty of blame to go around for the passing game’s struggles against the Gators.
“The quarterback is always a byproduct of the players around him,” Jones said Monday.
A young receiving corps finding its way after a season-ending injury to star wideout Jauan Jennings made its contributions to Dormady’s miscues in the Swamp.
Freshman receiver Josh Palmer got his hands on a would-be touchdown in the third quarter but couldn’t haul it in. Running back John Kelly also failed to catch a slightly underthrown pass late in the fourth quarter that would have given the Volunteers their first lead of the game.