Tennessee Defeats UAB 35-3

By: Matt Laws- Avery Journal-Times Sports
(matt.laws@averyjournal.com)

Knoxville, TN- The Tennessee Volunteers needed to a victory to bounce back from their defeat at UCLA and get in a groove before Florida came to town. On Saturday, they got that as they defeated University of Alabama- Birmingham 35-3.

I'm just really glad to get the win,” Tennessee Coach Phillip Fulmer said. “I do think we made improvements in some areas that we really had worked hard on.”

The Vols got on the board midway through the first quarter as quarterback Jonathon Crompton found Gerald Jones in the corner of the end zone from 20 yards out. The duo struck again before the first quarter ended, this time from 14 yards out.

Neither team could get any offense going in the second quarter. UAB got a field goal in the third quarter, before the Volunteer running backs took over the contest. Arian Foster’s 31 yard run set up a Montario Hardesty’s six yard run into the endzone. Lennon Creer added two scores before the games end.

Crompton finished the game 19 of 31 for 240 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception. Foster led the way for the Vols rushing with 100 yards on 12 carries. Creer added 93 yards on eight carries and two touchdowns. Lucas Taylor had 132 yards receiving on nine catches.

“We didn't have any injuries, which was a plus for us,” Fulmer said. “I was really glad to see us run the ball as effectively as we did. I thought we wore down UAB as the game went along. We'll continue offensively to keep working to find our complete personality.”

The Volunteers host Florida next week for their SEC opener. Keep checking the Avery Journal-Times Sports Blog for more information on the victory over UAB and other features on the Volunteers.