Tennessee decimated NC State on Saturday night, easily covering the point spread. Yours truly predicted a solid win, but not a win like that. 51-10 and it could have been worse.
What some considered the “kiss of death” (College Gameday hosts unanimously picking Tennessee to win) ended up not coming to fruition. Tennessee shook off a slow start and handled business. “Give Him Six”— ABC commentator Rece Davis exclaimed when the Volunteers crossed into the checkerboard endzone, many times that night, much to the delight of the Big Orange faithful.
There were many impressive aspects of this performance from the Vols. Star QB Nico Iamaleava had some thoughts after the game’s conclusion. He finished with 276 pass yards and 3 TD’s.
Of course, no football game is perfect, and the Vols had their fair share of errors: a missed field goal, two interceptions, and some silly penalties.
“I was just taking with the defense gave me… I think in the second half I settled down pretty well,” Nico said of settling into the game.
Nico also was asked about his TD run in the third quarter.
“We’ve been practicing that look this whole week, they gave us the perfect look, it was time for me to go to school…it felt good to get out there and use my legs.”
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