A pair of Tennessee football players earned SEC Player of the week honors for their performance in the Vols 45-42 win at Kentucky Saturday night. Quarterback Hendon Hooker was named the Offensive Player of the Week and tackle Cade Mayes was named Offensive Lineman of the Week. Hooker was also named a Manning Award Star of the Week.
Hooker averaged an incredible 11.52 yards per play and with finished an efficient 15-of-20 for a career-best 316 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions. He also added 41 yards on the ground. Hooker fired two 70 plus yard touchdown passes, becoming the first Vol QB since at least 2000 to achieve the feat in the same game and the only player in the SEC this season to do it in a conference game. He moved into a tie for the national lead in 70+ yard touchdowns on the season with four, while elevating his QB passer rating to 190.01, good for fourth in the nation. Hooker also surpassed Peyton Manning (20 in 1996) for 10th place in Tennessee all-time single-season touchdown passes with 21.
Mays played every offensive snap at right tackle as he did not allow a pressure, a sack, or a penalty vs the Wildcats. For the season, Mays has now played 418 snaps without allowing a sack.
Kickoff time set for South Alabama game
The SEC has announced that Tennessee’s November 20th home game with South Alabama will kickoff at 6:30 central time. Vol Network coverage on the 20th will begin with Big Orange Countdown at 5:00 on The Rooster 101.5!
Full SEC Football TV Schedule for November 20th
New Mexico State at Kentucky 11 am CT on SEC Network
Charleston Southern at Georgia 11 am CT on ESPN+/SEC Network+
Tennessee State at Mississippi State 11 am CT on ESPN+/SEC Network+
Prairie View at Texas A&M 11 am CT on ESPN+/SEC Network+
Arkansas at Alabama 2:30 CT on CBS
Florida at Missouri 3 pm CT on SEC Network
Auburn at South Carolina 6 pm CT on ESPN
Vanderbilt at Ole Miss 6:30 pm CT on SEC Network
South Alabama at Tennessee 6:30 pm CT on The Rooster 101.5
UL Monroe at LSU, 8 pm CT on ESPN2