#14 Tennessee vs NC State (full game video) | 2024 Tennessee Vols Football

[Music] This is Nico number eight and already anointed as the quarterback who will lead Tennessee back to the college football Mountaintop TouchDown for Mala is turning into a coming out party mala's Cly the first teenage quarterback to feel the weight of Rocky Top on his shoulders but this is Tennessee we don't hide to leadership we [Applause] volunteer the North Carolina State wolf pack also knows Big Time QBs now Grayson McCall has arrived to try and follow their CLE steps the promise of greatness is over it's time to deliver thanks our good friend pton Manning doing that teas for us Saturday night football here in Charlotte Tennessee North Carolina State the volunteers daing those Stormtrooper look uniforms a sweet all white look against the red and there is the winningest coach in pack history Dave Doran who's with Holly roow coach Doran your quarterback has a lot of experience but this will be his first time facing an SEC defense how can he succeed tonight grayon is a really good football player it's about us it's not about the opponent this whole game we got to go out and execute Play with great fundamentals and play as a football team their Tempo can be a challenge how will your defense find a way to balance that out well you can't let let him repetitively get first downs you got to have success on first and second down to set up third Downs that are manageable on our end and get off the field when we do that all right you've got a special fan tonight that's giving you good luck Leon Vander Woody tell me about her yeah 105 years old this week we call her moo we love you moo happy birthday 105 years that's your mother-in-law I figure that's good mojo coach thank you that is a wise man right there always be kind to the mother-in-law yeah and and happy birthday 105 years old that's great fantastic hope she enjoys the game tonight Tennessee won the toss they defer so North Carolina state will go on offense first the wol pack one their season opener against Western Carolina a little tougher than anticipated volunteers com in after blowing out Chattanooga so this really the first heavyweight on heavyweight test for these two teams lining up to kick it off their kickoff specialist is Josh turbyville and Hollywood Smothers from here in Charlotte one of the deep men back for North Carolina State just about set to go from [Applause] Charlotte kickoff through the end zone they'll start on the 25 Grayson McCall the standout quarterback from North Carolina State started his career at Coastal Carolina last year took a vicious nasty hit in a game against Arkansas state had turned out to be the last he would play for the Shanta CLE there was question about whether he would be able to continue his football career fortunately for him and the Wolfpack and college football doctors cleared him so here comes the transfer is drawn for more than 10,000 yard in his career any you as much experience as Grayson MCO and again I don't care what level it allows you to be able to process things pretty quickly likes to work the middle of the field that second level between the linebackers and safeties quite a bit M's first pass is complete and it goes to KC concepion and he is a star in the making wide receiver had a great opening week last weekend if he's not already a star KC concepion is special you see him find different ways to get him to football Jordan Waters runs with anger in that back field to transfer from duke Ely it's great to see him healthy from BYU out after one game a year ago and maybe one of the best pass rushers in all college football 27 off the edge James Pierce Kirk that volunteer defensive line so deep they may rotate as many as 12 guys tonight and they feel good about all of them and that defensive line is right in there making it presence felt as Waters the transfer from duke is swarmed under first by Pierce and Pierce was on a Twist he actually chases this down from behind really the front side of that defense does a really good job of being Stout there it's going to be tough in state again they want to run the ball to challenge the strength of the balls defense as you just said is to dine the balls breaking in five new starters on the back end the two corners the two safeties and the nickel are all brand new to becoming St so if there's one area you want to attack you would think it's the back end of this Ball's defense you also want to possess the ball to keep Tennessee from having it so already an important third down play clock they just get it off Mall fires got the first down is complete it's concep again and KC in the opener had nine catches 121 yd scored three touchdowns chy Works vertical which opens up a nice SE right here but watch the head of the veteran quarterback mle looks right patient didn't Panic stayed in the pocket came back and then finds his favor Target concep very good sign and again falling back on that experience not worrying about after his primary wasn't there trying to panic and scramble and trying to create just sat in that pocket work the backside and got the first another throw another completion and they get it to CH you know what I asked Robert and I the offensive coordinator I said how many touches you want to get KC in this game he said oh about 85 would be nice they up to a good start yeah just get him the football like we said you're going to find a quick pass we've already seen him getting his touches Jet Sweep anything again because not it's not just a quickness I think he brings a certain amount of physicality almost like a running back that's out there playing wide receiver second down and four now went heavy to the right there with mcav in it at tight end a 300 pounder converted from offensive line they f it oh he almost fed that thing in there to the big fell Justin Jolie Jolie's a transfer from Yukon had a big game against the balls as a husky last year watch the linebacker here in his eyes when it comes to this play action starting to peek a little bit into the back field and that allows him to try to go up and over that linebacker so that's a challenge for these backers against a team that's known for their ability run you got to be careful looking into the back field because MCO again very very dangerous off that playaction game on the first third down Mcall was able to find concep let's see what he do on third and four good protection Grayson puts it in there it's complete and this time it is darari Collins making his first catch of the night and the Wolf Pack moved the sticks thear Collins wins the line scrimmage the ball is thrown behind him but J McCoy is not able to win at the line of scrimmage watch him get inside and get separation he's a big receiver uses the other receiver to kind of create a little bit of a rub to give him a chance to get underneath that great call ball is tipped good concentration to hold on to that by Collins I like that call there using that rub against man Grayson now rolling to the right he flips it out and gets it complete for a short up hwood Smothers makes the catch I'll tell you what this offensive line is protecting Grace and McCall they've been around for a while Anthony belon on the left side a graduate all the graduates here he started 28 games and you see the guy inside Timothy M 43 games a lot of a lot of playing time up front and Dave Dorne telling us this week that I think the game will be one or loss in the inside with the center and the two guards against this big physical front that Tennessee has so far NC State's going to be very happy with this mix up of play calls formations doing a really good job on the attack here also held the ball for four minutes SMS slips one tackle in the back field there's a flag down on the far side of the field this big 10 officiating crew working the game tonight her first flag how about rice and E that time blowing up a double team just got right between them with his strength that's exactly what I was just talking about with [Applause] concerned so Dominique Bailey on the edge lines up the play was made really more in the inside he's out here watch this split of the double team heend ends up getting just a foot to slow him down but does not matter with the balls lining up offside it'll put the NC State at second and really short see if they try something here maybe take a shot second short plus territory see if you can get down field especially against man coverage two tight they'll keep it on the ground and there is as the first guy to H him was a guy wearing the green dot with Keen andely now if you're a Tennessee fan this is what you want to see his ability to get downhill in a hurry just talked about his eyes in the back field that time there's no chance to TI 47 maave trying to come around to be able to pick him up kind of a counterplay slow developing but when you have a line a linebacker like peely gets downhill that quickly play has no chance good job reading his keys and shooting into that back field run defense the Tennessee front is winning at the moment wers Two Carries for yard but pack effective with short passes see if they have another third down conversion in them they do same guy who got the last Collins made the catch took a big hit in there but it's another first down for the again 15 because he played against Tennessee last year when he was at Yukon he's got the defense attention and they they got two guys that are worried about him to the outside boy big hit there by peely there physical but an outstanding job re you talked about three of three now on third down working the clock it's exactly what they wanted to do against tenness keeping Nico on the sideline it's going to be the 10th play of this opening drive Kirk mall has it deflected again second time tonight that someone's got a hand on it this time Amari Thomas did it big boys in the interior there's they rotate four different bodies this time it's Amari Thomas 21 gets the right hand up there times it up perfectly you'll see Bryce and E who we talked about earlier Omar Norman lot 55 Elijah Simmons 10 really the into the teeth of that defense is the strength and you put p 11 right behind those four they're tough in the interior Wesley Grimes is come up the sideline he's in this lot inside conception that's at the top of your screen play clock now at three and North Carolina state will a time out they've held it for nearly 6 minutes they've inched it into Tennessee territory and the Wolf Pack will try to keep the drive going when you come back to [Music] Charlotte Capital One card holders can get their own rewarding performance when they redeem their credit card rewards for tickets to exclusive events and experiences on Capital One Entertainment scan the code on your screen to learn more Capital One what's in your wallet opening drive of the night from Charlotte North Carolina State about to run its 11th play they're a methodical team look at the time of possession the last couple of Seasons Tennessee moves fast fast fast and they snap the ball quicker than anyone North Carolina State average time between snaps among the 20 slowest in the country we'll see who can impose their will in that regard tonight Mcall running out of time PA goes down that pressure coming Omar Norman lot their best interior pass rusher gets to it yeah he does a great job of complimenting the speed they have off of The Edge he's right inside here don't worry about 19 and 27 you better be ready to deal with 55 they go back to the match up how will North Carolina State hold up with the center and two guards Omar Norman lot that time reminding us again what kind of quick twitch he has for a guy that's 315b five and a half sacks a year ago by far their best pass rusher inside they need 17 now on third down Mall throws to the outside Tennessee coverage was very strong and Mall had to get rid of it he was looking for Wesley Grimes out there Jam McCoy on the coverage and look at this again he didn't get a sack but this is called affecting the quarterback rushing for plan Zone eyes are on the quarterback and look at that you're Mcall you're dealing with Pierce and Bell Norman lot there that is a lot he's lucky he got that ball off and almost converted there on third down and a long way to go that BS defense steps up so Kaden ner will try to pen Tennessee deep squirrel white dangerous return guy is back squirrel clearing everybody away as the ball goes for the sidelines and the punt is out of bounds and when the volunteers take the ball on offense you'll get a look at alava Young Star Quarterback for the Big Orange when you come [Music] back ni Mala Lima the correct way to pronounce my last name is I malava full confession time here when he signed I learned it wrong and it's had is taken some undoing in my mind and there Nico's parents Nico is one of eight children seven siblings sister yeah what he say third oldest y y third oldest volleyball player says I thought he was going to say his sisters were tougher on him than anyone but his dead he wasn't just a volleyball player was he was aall player Tennessee opens on the ground they give the ball to Dylan sson Samson at 124 yards three touchdowns last week against Chattanooga so for all the talk about alava and this offense don't forget it still starts with the balls in this offense ability to run the football to set up their pass now Nico will throw it and had a little Collision there involving chis who went down and double coverage the deeper guy the ball fell harmlessly between the two so now it's third and long and this is what North Carolina State wanted to try to slow this Tempo down not get him in third and not let him move the CH quickly there's Tony Gibson Tony Gibson the defensive coordinator has brought this three three5 three down down linen three linebackers and five defensive backs into Raleigh over the last few years more speed on the field disguise and attack Mala needs seven feeling some heat he's athletic enough to get out and run he turns the corner he's got a first down and Nico moves the chain chased out of bounds by Jad Carter a pick up of 12 but this is a great idea of how fast this this young man is at quarterback look at this linebacker safety just sitting right here in position two of them in fact and those long strides just out run it sing quickly Samson finds the right side and now Tennessee can get moving because they've got another first down another 12yd gain well it's hard to show replay because they go so fast but take my word for it Cooper ma the leader up front just buried an NC State Defender into the ground to open that hole up perfectly Tennessee slowing down because Samson has to get his shoe back on about the only thing that will slow him down ala looking pressure from the back side he s away Eco gets up to the 45 and he took a hit there from Kaden forom forom who was ejected for an early targeting call they really need him in the middle of the first game they need him in the middle of that D yeah he's the leader and with obviously pton Wilson onto the NFL me so much to this defense he becomes the guy that has to get this defense right you're right they survived last week without him and number 10 is the quarterback of the defense great coverage on this last play to allow the pressure to eventually get to him [Applause] love the communication by the Wolfpack defense second and seven buying a little time andalo will be spun down thrown down out of bounds short of the first down it's for him on the Stop and there's a flag coming in on the far side as there was exception taken to the way n was roughed up now he was downfield about another 10 yard Beyond ni a couple of the offensive linemen went way into the North Carolina State bench and there were some pushing and shoving and some fist thrown and Inc State even though it looked like all parties involved when that flag came out was after a North Carolina state player from the sideline took a swing it looked like maybe John Campbell who was over there 74 John Campbell a veteran guy super senior earlier in his career at Miami involved in the frus I think Brandon Cleveland the big nose guard was over there from North Carolina State I know he and Campbell got tied up emotions out there again North Carolina state they're a team that when they feel disrespected they're going to play with a lot of emotion especially on this side of the football at first I was multiple dead ball fouls on both teams foul unnecessary roughness blocking out of bounds number 76 and number 74 also out of bounds un sportsmanlike conduct Defense number 44 those fouls will offset first and 10 [Applause] Tennessee I think we're going to have to look at this down in distance and they're talking about that again what happen yeah watch the offensive line Nico is where your attention goes but if you watch these offensive lineman look down field in the background you'll see 74 76 and then they go into the bench area and then if it continues you'll see 44 there at the bottom Cleveland he comes over to see what's going on and right there is where the flag came out on Cleveland so it is g to it's going to be a third down here after all of that yeah I think this big 10 crew has it sorted out now it's third down down and three about three there's a little energy in the building right off the bat that time for spying Nico does a much much better job on that play here Comes pressurea gets it in he's got a out he can't quite connect with Brew McCoy asava took a hit Cory Coy was on the coverage down there against McCoy for the first time all game Tony Gibson brings it you'll see the pressure they bring the linebackers and they get to him right as he throws this football they can affected the accuracy and when you're a corner in this defense you got to live on an island and hold up and i' say right at the beginning I thought Brew McCoy had a couple steps ball thrown a little bit higher that is a touchdown for Tennessee so the vs move it some but now sending out the punt team is Jackson Ross Jaylen KO Return Man calls for the fair Catch and makes the fair catch at about the seven yd line so Grayson Mcall will have it for the second time tonight as the Wolfpack offense goes back to work aerial coverage tonight from Charlotte provided by goodye celebrating the challenge of road games everywhere are you ready for the road good year is more driven North Carolina state with its second possession of this Duke's Mayo classic against Tennessee knows of the football resting just inside the W Pack's own eight yd line Grace Mcall back with Jordan Waters in the back field with him there's Waters and there is not much Running Room against this Tennessee front and they're going to have to go the long way because an outstanding special teams you know for Tennessee a year ago they were one of the tops in the entire country pinning opponents inside a 10 yd line and they've done it yet again to this NC State team that needs to win the field position battle you could feel even in that opening drive it was a methodical take our time let get some first downs converting on third down they're looking for big plays it's going to have to come from concepion tonight number 10 he'll hand it to him throw it to him toss it to him because looking out that way and throwing it into traffic it's incomplete it'll be third and 10 you know even though Tennessee is breaking in an entire new secondary I I really like what Tim Banks told us it's nothing against who's been here it's just it's the fourth year in the system it's the fourth year to recruit there he is right there and he said you know we're just deeper we we're not as experienced but I think we're faster as a group time the more reps they get I think they're very confident what this group can be on the back end they just brought in whole sail pass rush substitutions up front there's the flag illegal substitution on the offense breaking the hle with 12 players half the distance to the goal still third down the T a little bit tougher for Grayson McCall in the pack want to be aggressive can't afford a turnover this part of the field but you've got an experienced guy who's played a lot of ball in number [Applause] two third down we'll call it 14 call quarterback draw gray can run but that hole closed up pretty quickly and it'll give them a little room tot it out of there Omar Norman lot made the stop lost headgear along the way for Tennessee and the punt unit comes on see James Pierce off the edge with that spin move you know he's no longer just a guy with twitch off the edge he's put on some weight he's proud of himself now being a complete defensive end that time his spin move was crazy fast off the right side there and forc Mcall to step up and get out of there Jaden ner standing on the che board in the Tennesseee version of the endzone squirrel white that's a terrific punt is driven back inside his 40 yd line where he makes a pair of catch as we check in after the 54 55 yd with Hol R May has already shown us his athleticism here he is as a highlevel volleyball player his first scholarship offer in college came from Long Beach State the PowerHouse in men's volleyball and there are a lot of skills that actually translate you see the arm width has as side hitter that trans like to a lively arm as a quarterback his quick decision making his ability to throw in different arm squats different arm angles a lot of the same things that he used in volleyball and then we've already seen him use his legs and athleticism there in that first down run really cool story different unique skill set for a quarterback in college football yeah H I can't think of a lot of quarterbacks that have played volleyball at an elite level like that they became Big Time college quarterbacks McCoy has the catch it should be a first down Carter on the stop see the basketball players go way Chase buinger went to the Olympics after you know good career at Arizona and also in the NBA there was that whip of that arm on that last throwa another comption this one out to Chris Brazzle former two lane Green Wave player nice adjustment here second possession by by Josh hyle he's saying basically if Tony Gibson's going to sit back with three three defensive backs deep and let's get underneath them and take some easy yards potentially set up some big plays there it is again back let's take it another first down brazle with another catch's fighting his way forward just so you understand what hyp likes to do I always go back to the art BS days it Baylor they stretch you horizontally make you declare as a defense they want to make you say okay we got to get and defend the pass and if you're Light in the Box they're going to run the football so it's just a game within a game underneath the flip out got it to the big tight end Ethan Davis and Tennessee is rolling and the chain guys are going to have to keep up another first down for the balls they Ed that up perfectly and how about the Convoy getting down field that time with that offensive line led by Cooper Mays the center he's their vocal leader veteran guy senior from Kingston quick and this time bra is greeted immediately by Brandon CE well that is a great play there by Cay because that was a a run pass option for Nico and he saw soft coverage and thought hey let's just keep throwing it underneath let our receivers do some damage after the catch but Cay got underneath that block and able to make a play for a loss there the hit Brazzle to probably would have preferred the run in the Run pass [Music] option second down BS have moved it inside the wolf pack 25 Samson looking for room and N to be found in the back field a host of Wolfpack Defenders LED Again by CE who was first how about CE we you just mentioned what he did a nice job of in being able to make a play out on the perimeter now he's got to hold the edge to this defense they go 12 Personnel meaning one running back and two tight ends kind of TI their hand that they're going to get physical and the corner shows you the willing to come up and be physical Tony Gibson's got to love to see that by number two y needs 14 here on third down here they come again he's showing Blitz here and here now he's going to look over and see if they want to make an adjustment by the headset still on until 15 seconds now it's off they're able to give Nico some counsel and they back out of the blitz only three rushing shuffle pass underneath what a call from H Samson has it Samson slips The Tackle and Bs his way down to the 11 yd line and pick up of 17 they backed out of the Blitz and another good job of using we've seen these screen here's just a little shovel pass here to get out into space you know they lost Jaylen right Jabari small Dylan Samson was more of a backup last year he's now taking that man to become the guy and he gives you an indication of what he can do with the ball in his hands he's gotten bigger much more durable and physical really a complete package in that back field inside a minute to play in the first quarter dampton has it again push and his way close to the 8 yd line Chaz wallet on the stop Josh Hyo has gone up against the this 335 before in fact if you go back to his days hit Missouri you know he went all the way against Tony Gibson and did not have a great game so he's used to seeing Tony Gibson this time H gets the of it and Samson goes the Checker from y out touchdown Tennessee nine plays 62 yard they did it in just over four minutes waning seconds of his first quarter as Max Gilbert comes on to try to make it seven nothing and he does Dyan Samson making plays on this drive yeah this a good call here to be able to keep this drive alive they felt the blitz might be coming they get the ball out of the hands quickly Samson picks up huge yards to set up eventually the touchdown play side does a good job but they're going to pull the H pull the guard around this is well timed up by the back look at the patience to allow the front side to collapse and then the guard they H come around and it's just a hat on a hat really typical drive from Tennessee to be able to move that ball down the field just like they like to do a little mix of quick throws some runs some screens and a touchdown on the drive malava six of six 55 yd 17 yd reception on Third and 14 the biggest play to give Tennessee a chance to score these first two weeks I know everybody must have visited the same coaching step and we see the counter everywhere but that guard tight end H pole we've just seen that everywhere in college football this year ball falls off the te you know the key to that is the play side the collapse that allows them to come around to be able to get downhill makes those make those blocks and those scraping backers that was really well executed that time up front by Tennesse Kirbyville it's a touch back as we check in with Kevin nandhi Breeze time now for our Dr Pepper fansville Studio update the next great Ohio State wide receiver is here B true freshman Jeremiah Smith no doubt something you can't teach catch a little hitch and then it is on strike up the B oh iio touchdown Buck look at the yak there 70 yards of the house 21 nothing Ohio State all over Western Michigan back to Reese Kirk and Holly they've had some pretty good receivers go through that room going all the way back to B and my buddy and your buddy Joseph Scott Galloway Chris Carter but more recently I think about the guy Marvin Harrison Garrett Wilson it just goes on and on a lot of people internally feel that this guy coming in has the tools to be as good if not better than any of them Jordan Waters knocked down in the back field by brys e in the there and the final play of this first quarter the Tennessee defensive line starting to flex its muscle what answer will NC State have that's the end of the first quarter here in Charlotte after this message and a word from your local ABC station welcome back to the Dukes Mayo Classic this is Saturday Night Football presented by Capital One Tennessee scored in the waning seconds of the first quarter to take a seven nothing lead and now Grayson Mcall in the wolf pack facing a second and 14 longest gain tonight for NC state has been seven yard they'll need to find some measure of explosiveness out of this offense flies completion from Mall illegal form offense number 74 is lined up in the backen second saw a ton of this in the NFL game the other night real emphasis on making sure the tackles are up on the line of scrimmage hadn't seen as much of it in college football no no in fact you've seen a lot of it in the NFL over the last few years there he left tackle little bit too far into the back field that was pretty close actually and back him up five now second and 19 not an offense against this Tennessee defense equipped to get behind the sticks like this call firing to the outside it's complete but Noah Rogers had to go to the ground to make the grab the third and long coming up you know when you're going up against this Tennessee defense and you got the inexperience in the back end obviously the battle is going to be can you get to those second and fives and third and twos where you have a chance and when you can sometimes play on your terms where you could take some shots to be able to try to go down field but if you think you can go three and six and seven and four and three all night against this defense it's going to be a very very tough night for your offense they've got to be able to hit some explos or they going to play with a short field pressure coming Mall gets away almost but tripped up by a sh string and making the stop in there is Jobe Thomas they're they're showing a lot of pressure here and actually Thomas ends up coming from here could see him just kind of sitting back there trying to disguise it safety down usually is an alert like to see your running back here pick this up instead he goes right by him MCO almost away almost had the ability toep up and away from it but good job of waiting and delaying that that pressure and Blitz really cool view from the AT&T cler and Tennesse comes after the punt they get it away squirrel white driven all the way back to his 24 now will squirrel find some room he's across the 30 and finally spun down at the 36 and that is where niala and the Tennessee offense will go back to work 58 yd punt 12 yd return BS back on offense moment at the very end of that punt return number 97 Jason Jenkins was called for an illegal Blindside block here right at the top there on 84 flag came way back all the way back at Midfield you can see NC State coaches in the backdrop pointing it out so this will move Tennessee back all the way to their own 20 yd line a mental errors an unnecessary block is already going to the ground and it's uh it's been something that's been emphasized by the officials in the interest of player safety volunteers scored last time they have it back to the ground with a man who scored the touchdown Dylan Samson good pick up on first down of about seven they continue to pull these Lin and try to get out on the edges whether it's running the football with a counter or the screen shovel pass to get the lineman up against that three-man defensive line look ni with all kinds of time now they're coming after him he has to get rid of it and he does so beautifully and it's miles kelman making the catch and it's a first down for Tennessee give him 16 yeah because of his athleticism he's able to draw the defense to him he had forever good coverage so he starts to move and by moving that's what brought the defense to him and it's great job by kettman to slide out back to the ground Samson spinning NC State territory and he's down to the 43 yd line another first down that that's why this offense is so tough to defend and that's what Tony Gibson's trying to figure out you get so worried about the vertical shots and what they can do we haven't really seen much of that yet but they throw the ball quickly outside and then you have to respect the line of scrimmage with this offensive line and with the running game the hypo loves to hang his hat on right now it's with Dylan Samson boy ma is fun to watch in the middle a leader and an anchor to this o line his first Colgate interception Bishop Fitzgerald is taking it the other way and the Wolfpack defense makes a [Applause] play they continue to try to make him be patient they don't want to give up the quick strike so they've been playing with a lot of defensive backs back to try to make him throw things underneath here again he's got all kinds of time to throw the football but look at this he he kind of expected Brut McCoy to continue to work over the middle but he throws it high and way in front an throw and a benici bald playing a great CER field with his eyes on a quarterback just STS up makes a play on the ball and now he gives gron M call plus territory this isth state has to do to compete and try to pull off an upset tonight the first career pick for Nico now he gets a chance to look at the video with the new rules in college football to see what happened boy did the wol pack need a play and they were able to make it let see if the offense can cash in Grayson Mcall he'll take a shot down the sidelines and there's a flag coming in that's going to go against Tennesse also you see Rogers a little slow to get up that's on Ricky Gibson just grabbing a hold of Noah Rogers who's trying to work around him balls in the air and he's still pushing on him he keeps pushing pushing grabbing ball in the air safety came over late Defense number one ball was placed at the spot of the foul automatic first out shot that Rogers took too came from jacobe Thomas that left him a little slow to get up I just like the fact that they try to stretch the field you know a lot of it been dinking and donking and running this time on First and 10 after the big turnover Sudden Change Plus territory it's a good time to take a shot they do down that right sideline and they get the the interference Jord had running back with Mall they'll go to the ground Waters Waters he stripped at the football and Jordan did a good job to hang on to it the transfer from duke gets it inside the 30 this is a battle in the line of scrimmage when they try to run the football against his defensive front and Tim Banks is just continuing to rotate bodies especially see here it is again just stay fresh guys in and out meanwhile North Carolina state they're out there trying to survive the entire game so it's a big Advantage the depth of that defensive line the power the strength and the quickness that they have but they have to stay stubborn they have to keep running it yeah yeah absolutely see if they can wear them down over the course of the game mall has to dance away from man he fires it hard and low the only guy that could catch it was his man and did Justin Joie make the grab going to give it to him pick up a 14 well here's pierce with his quickness and good job of containing GRS mall but how about the athletic ability step up now get the ball out of your hands quickly because you don't have a lot of time down low they're going to probably take a peek at this to make sure he got his Els underneath that sec to football I don't see that ball ever touch the ground I think that's a catch Joie a transfer from Yukon when the huskys played Tennessee last year he had eight catches for 89 yards losing effort that day for the huskys but we have a Tennessee player down while they check on the injured volunteer and have a look at the jool Lee play we'll take a break back to Charlotte after this Saturday Night Football is presented by Capital One what's in your wallet long and storied history of quarterbacks at the University of Tennessee and ncoo malava joined pton Manning as the only true freshman to lead their teams to victory in a postseason game see the numbers that IAM malava put up responsible for for four touchdowns three of them on the ground citus bull MVP just through the first interception of his college career in North Carolina state now threatening in the Red Zone spread all five receivers out for Grayson Mcall including Jordan wers the running back he's in a slot little flip to Casey con gets inside the 10 yd line he'll get him the ball any way possible they'll hand it to him on occasion too and you know he's going to get the ball but how quickly he catches the ball and he doesn't need a lot of room and then accelerates up field and he's he's got to be able to lower his shoulder you know he's not just looking to dive he bounces off of people but positive yards there on First and 10 he ways a little under 190 pounds but the coaches will talk about how difficult he is to tackle for a man that [Applause] size pack needs to get it to the four for the first down mall has it batted down it'll be third down there is a flag resting at about the 12 yd line see the defensive line getting some pressure tonight there's no foul for ineligible Man Down field as the ball was touched behind the line of scrimmage Dave Doran knows he's obviously got a big opportunity here in a game that doesn't feel like it's going to be a shootout you know I mean you get an opportunity you got to capitalize and this North Carolina State Defense they have a history of being a ball Hawking 51 interceptions over the last three years most of any of these power four teams they're plus one tonight so the defense has set them up in plus territory they made a few plays had a penalty can they cash in they've had some success early in the game starting out three for three on third down 0 for three in their last three [Applause] attempts the's got some room he cuts it inside he didn't quite get down but there's another flag on the near side and Tennessee may have lined up off sides oh they're going to get North Carolina State maybe on the left tackle we'll see what Cole canle says illegal formation offense number 74 was lined up in the back field that is deine fourth down second time that Anthony belon has been called for that infraction yeah he he's he's confused here I I thought it was close right here maybe lining up in a neutral zone but again they're looking at the the left tackle boy you're it's such a gray area it's so close and I think belton's looking around saying man I've done this my whole career all of a sudden now I'm in the back field what's going on tonight so Canoa vinet comes on with 24 yd field goal attempt to try to get wolf pack on the [Applause] board mindset from Rock Hill South Carolina not too far away from 24 and is true and wol pack takes the turnover and puts points on the board the call concepion having a look at the video Dave Doran able to stem the tide of momentum that was seemingly flowing Tennessee's way and is now 73 as we check in down on the field with Holly Ro well nicoo leava had that interception that's his first of his college career as you mentioned ree so I watched him on the sine clely he was exactly what the coaches have told us calm and poised he watched the film on the tablet with his assistant coach but the other interesting thing was the wide receivers coaches they were talking about routes and were the routes exactly right or did they drift off that caused that interception R mcoy went over said something to Nico they're trying to get on the same page with routes and quarterbacks but these tablets have been a big help so far processing that mistake and I think the big thing all of us really want to see it's not about throwing interceptions guess what P Manning I'm sure watching Everybody Plays quarterback even P Manning throws interceptions it's how do you respond how do you respond to that moment on this stage with all that hype I think we're all excited to see what he can do here Colin Smith bangs it out of the back of the end zone it'll be another touch back kickoff week one in the NFL Sunday with countdown crew couple of Cowboy quarterbacks chat before the big game against the Browns it'll be Troy Aman sitting down with Dak Prescott inside the quarterback room Dynamic that will determine the season for the Steelers and the Falcons if the latest from Chey you got Moss Sunday NFL Countdown 10: a.m. eastern time on ESPN and then Monday Night Football Jets and 49ers 8:00 eastern time having covered pton and Eli will be on in ESPN two Scott Ben Pelton the guys will get you set up as well as a Reds fan their season ended in early May it's been a long summer thank goodness college football now NFL football is back it's been brutal it's been tough I figured you know knowing your affinity for the Reds and particularly the old Big Red Machine the offense 5yd penalty still first down the delay of game on Tennessee so they'll back up your affinity for the Reds I thought you might have a special place in your heart for KY concepion the your favorite player all time yeah yeah that's this this contest has Gifted Hands he sure does he sure does so first and 15 Shan Bishop in at running back Bishop has his first Carry tonight probably should mention Cameron Seldon one of the three running backs that Josh hypo likes to use for Tennessee out of this game with an upper body injury not suffered in this game he's not playing in it so Samson Bishop lik to carry the majority of the load has been mostly Samson prior to that carry Bishop still in therea getting a little heat gets it he's got wide he's squir forain Tennessee is right back in territory and the toughest position on this defense is the nickel Jad Carter has to be able to do a lot of different things he actually gets slowed down by his own man on that switch route gets him behind the ball goes up in the air to squirrel white gets underneath it and that's how you respond to an interception 45 yd pickup Bishop to the ground Bishop inside the 20 yd line and it's another Tennessee first down you know Carter out there at nichels matching up he has to play manto Man against squirrel white he's got to be up and run support he's got to be able to play zone he blitzes talking to Dave Dorne and Tony Gibson they said that is the toughest job you have on this defense is what number 11 trying to do picked up 60 yard on the last two plays but this time NC stayed there to stop him Noah Potter noio State and Cincinnati transfer making the play and nor Potter was able to chase that down from behind that entire defense that time in great position those slow developing counter plays have been pretty effective but that time Potter was the length and the speed and just the awareness makes a nice play just inside the Red Zone back to the ground a little bit of Running Room and Bishop it's inside the 15 before he's stopped third down coming for the vault they just keep going back to that Josh hyp was making this these linebackers respect that part of it can sets up those play action looks that he loves so much where they strike quickly I mean one second they had a 5yd penalty they're behind the sticks hit a big one to squirel white now they are inside the Red Zone the blink of an eye really big play for this NC State Defense now to try to force a field goal attempt from Tennessee theala has much bigger plans pressure to the outside and it's incomplete looking for squirel white again yeah that's the match up that they want you can see in the pre-nap you Bishop Fitzgerald who had the interception but he's a big physical safety you see him back there number seven you got squirrel white who's your quickest receiver with that cion their first of the so the sideline warning Hyo a little bit frustrated not turning that into a touchdown Tennessee will now attempt the field goal Max Gilbert redir freshman from Memphis last week made the extra point he'll try to get the field goal from 32 y out KCK on the way and it is perfect and Tennessee's lead is a touchdown 103 633 to play in the first half aerial coverage provided by good year Road tested and game ready are you ready for the road good year more driven and in Charlotte tonight there right there is the Taco Bell live M student section all season long student sections across the country competing to be the Taco Bell live M student section of the Year download the Taco Bell app to learn more you need some of those checker board overalls well living in Nashville you you see those everywhere big uh big Bandy City but also obviously the balls very proud of in Nashville all over the state I don't have the checker board overall had those back the river it'll be a Touchback we check in with Holly Grayson Mall's right at home here Holly that's right he grew up in Monroe North Carolina about 20 minutes away he said he just fell in love with football when he was about six years old he started his first flag football he said all my friends would be at home watching carto and all I ever wanted to watch was football started playing tackle at seven years old and he said he went to a lot of games here in this Panthers stadium he loved the Panthers growing up so when I talked to him about it he was really geeking out that he would get to play here in this Stadium where he sat in the stands as a little kid look at this form breaking out some Robert and I breaking out a little tricky form giving him look here comes concepion in motion M looking for it there's K he's got it Con into Tennessee territory well that formation created an ID of man to man by being able to motion him here you create manto man here that is a tough match up and even a little hesitation from the Tennessee defensive back he's kind of looking around wondering if he's going to get any help but that's bu Carter the true freshman who's got a very bright future but that time very confused by the wrinkle from North Carolina State biggest play of the night for the Wolfpack offense pick up at 28 Hollywood Smothers Hollywood rolls inside the 35 down to the 33 maybe the 32 before boo stopped it let's watch this offensive line they coming into this drive they've only been rushing for negative3 yards little bit of eye candy with some movement by that big 300b tight end but look at the left guard 75 good shot with that double team see the left tackle Belton helping out and for one of the few times tonight they give him a nice crease there to be able to run downhill smothers and concepion were high school teammates for a while along with James Pierce of Tennessee lot of familiarity on both sides there Smothers again another big pick up explosive play on the ground for the wolf pack I don't know what was said to this offensive line but they are coming out doing a better job and it's you know to the inside this time they work to the outside between That Right Guard and the right tackle look at all of the room the real estate I know Smothers a good back but Jordan Waters got to be looking around saying can I can I have a little bit of room as well here come the balls rotating some fresh bodies for new defensive front mother's Hometown guy started his career at Oklahoma before coming here games of 15 and 12 on this drive back to smothers dancing free Smothers inside the 20 and he picks up about four that time that was Smothers there wasn't a lot of room that time but a great job with his lateral quickness some jump Cuts there I didn't think that play had much to get any positive yards at all but because of his ability there just his instincts turns looks like a play maybe for a yard or two and now it looks like what it's going to be second to six what they're looking at him Waters has returned his mothers has earned a breather he's had some big ones on this drive concepion here oh it's a pick mall was inaccurate and it's picked off by Will Brooks the walk on is running the walk on is running in 5 4 3 two one him [Applause] six will Brooks made his name with special team value still on in this team and what a play he made taking it to theer calling it an 85 yd interception and return Tim Banks has to be proud of this defense they were bending there but they did not break break here's the tight end Joe Lee who comes in motion and here's the safety who makes this great play right here watch him just kind of sit and read he's at a little bit in no man's land because they're trying to get the ball either the outside the 10 Concepts or to Jo Lee great job right here by 19 look at that good job at jumping it I think that forced the ball to go up and over Joseph does a nice job right there timing that and mle makes a mistake just kind of I don't know if he just kind of jump past that or whatever that was but the ball just floats over top of Jo right into the arms of will Brooks as you said the former Wan he had his eyes just lit up shows you the speed after that interception talking to the great Bill Martin the sports information director at Tennessee earlier and clarifying that will is still a walk- on fifth year guy from Birmingham that might be enough of a play to put him on scholarship at least for the rest of the season huh well he's starting back in that secondary and you know it just felt like North Carolina state they're running the football they're gaining some confidence they really got in a position there and when they moved conceps you thought okay they're going to get the ball to 10 but boy Josephs does a good job of at least he couldn't get to the quarterback but he went up and made that ball kind of float over top with the intended receiver and 35's right there all right so we have a delay right now Tennessee is attending to number 75 Jackson Lampley who was h on the point point after attempt volunteer training staff out having a look at his left leg right now that was the first career interception for Brooks and it is a most memorable one no doubt about that McCall has now thrown an interception in each game and one of one of the many outstanding things he did during his career in Coastal Carolina was not throw many of those three years 88 touchdowns only 14 interceptions but he's had one in each of his first two starts for the wolf pack they had that trick play to concepion with that unusual formation and then they ran the ball and ran the ball and it looked like boy these guys are in position at the very least cut into this lead with a field goal maybe they're going to get a touchdown and then a huge turnover now it's going to be incumbent on the wol offense to try to regain a little momentum in the final 329 of this first half because Tennessee is going to get the ball first start the second half North Carolina State needs to have some productivity before we go to the halftime break love a call has been through a lot of battles in college football that's a guy you want leading you out there they're up against it now down two touchdowns and until that last drive not a lot of explosive plays to show for it great heads up play by Brooks and now a man who is instrumental on the drive for NC State Hollywood Smothers back to return it but the ball hit short the goal line Smothers misplayed that and things are looking bad right now as there been a couple of Errors for the pack and they're going to be pinned right in the shadow of their own goal post Hollywood thought that thing was going to bounce into the end zone and it didn't yeah that was a miscommunication with Raphael they're both kind of looking at each other Smothers you can't see Raphael but that ball lands at about the one yd line and bounces backwards back into play and stay very fortunate they're able to get that football back now they're at their own eight yd line and when in doubt catch the thing the second drive that the wolf pack will start 92 yd away from the end zone see what mall has now think ten going to rash it up to pressure inside hand off and not much there Hendrick Rafael we're talking about you you mentioned this whaty this is a big set of downs for North Carolina State you could flip that the other way and say this is a huge opportunity for the Tennessee defense up 17 to3 three minutes to go have them pinned back get into Attack Mode here try to create another turnover at the very least try to get a punt here you're going to have time as how quickly they move the ball chance to get more points on the board remember in college football this year the two-minute timeout the Tennessee won't have to expend all their timeouts to save the clock back to the ground pushing his way forward is Raphael will be short at the first down up across the 15 still need two or so to move the sticks you notice they're not in any hurry at all here not just trying to get this first down but trying to do everything they can here if they convert work continue to work some more clock and see if Grayson Mcall just lets it wind down he can't let it go to two minutes if they choose they'll get the play off Smothers has it on the little screen Hollywood gets away from one but he does not get away from Big O Amari Thomas and that is where we will reach the two-minute timeout with a fourth down coming for North Carolina State and Tennessee is going to get one more chance already up two touchdowns and a chance to put this game in a hammer lock Rees Davis Kirk curb Street Holly row with you Saturday Night Football the Duke's Mayo classic in Charlotte we are at the two-minute timeout 156 to be precise Tennessee about to get the ball back up to touchdowns as Kaden ner is standing just outside of his own Zone preparing to punt it away squirrel white big reception in this game back to return for the BS Caster spiral that squirrel takes it the 40 squirrel across the 50 into Wolfpack territory strong return there as he gets it through about the 44 return of 15 as we check in with Kevin nandhi Rd Ford Halftime Report with Booger McFarland Kevin nandhi right in front of you Marcus Freeman's reaction after that stunning home loss to Northern Illinois plus Nick sain honored we will have highlights in Tuscaloosa a lot of talk about Tennessee's offense what do you make of their defense tonight their defense has been outstanding holding NC State to very minimal yards and I just love the way their defensive line is playing as long as that defensive line dominates Tennessee's defense is going to be tough plus an Old School Big Eight rivalry Nebraska Colorado highlights coming your way Rd back to you B you would love this interior defensive line and the depth as you know watching this game they just keep rotating they're rotating six guys in these two positions Dyan Samson Samson inside the 40 well he's done a really nice job in find increase his pick up of seven or eight an eternity with this offense with a minute 30 to go we talked about opportunity for Tennessee to get a stop you just know they want a touchdown on this drive Samson picks up the first down clock will stop just long enough to move the chains Tennessee with all three timeouts in plenty of time as you mentioned the Pace at which they play big offensive line leaning on that [Music] 335 be careful getting led to sleep because this is where they hit you with that vertical seam create a match up in a slot against Fitzgerald keep it on the ground Samson turns the corner crashes down to the 25 but there's a flag on the far side play looks conspicuously as if it could be holding holding offense number 19 10yd penalty from the previous spot still second down that was holding stays and OD aim transfer got call for the hole he locked up Shawn Brown who's trying to fill in that will line linebacker spot this year for pton Wilson very talented player a lot of times you see that ball bounce you wonder how that edge got set that time there was the hold call good call Tennessee is more focused on the the time than necessarily the down and the distance pton Wilson you mentioned buckus Award winner last year for the wolf pack third round pick of the Steelers would have been higher if not for his injury history just an outstanding linebacker they're trying to replace Shou pass and this time North Carolina state had it sniffed out and the big play by Shawn Brown yeah Shawn Brown and and Kaden forom actually had that play leverag no matter which way they were going to go one guy was eventually going to get blocked the other one be free to make the play so you said it they've given up some plays giving up some yards to this particular play but this time watch them walk up and they're almost anticipating this waiting for that little quick throw probably reading the offensive line maybe they tip that off but they did a great job almost just waiting for that ball to be flipped and then making the tackle the Kirk we're down to 33 seconds left in the half in North Carolina state after that pick six that Grayson Mcall threw to will Brooks staggered a bit really important for doran's team to try to keep Tennessee off the board right here before the half yeah like you said I mean Tennessee deferred so they're going to get the ball to start the second half and you know touchdown here to go to 24 three with Tennessee getting the ball you and I be breaking down other games throughout the day and looking ahead to next week but if they can get a stop here we're still in this football game as far as seeing how competitive it could be count me in for this game being competitive not that we root one way or the other we just root for Stories We root for tight games good games like we had Sunday night between USC and LSU and we may still L up with here tonight as the Wolfpack defense pushed Tennessee back a little help from a penalty good play on the shuffle pass and now it's second and 21 with just over half minute to play here in the first [Applause] half time out NC State their second time out of the half 30 seconds time out Inc State calling the timeout here I want to make sure that you do everything they can to keep Tennessee out of storing range going to see a lot of highlights coming up at halftime Kevin dandi Booger McFarland there too right now we're looking over you see Nebraska is really turning up the Heat against Colorado and we'll show a little more in the second half but that Notre Dame result today the lost to Northern Illinois was stunning it really it was one of those games you know sometimes you watch week one week two and it's hard as a coaches try to warn players against respect to your opponent it's just human nature especially Notre Dame had such a big game last week I'm not saying they weren't prepared of course they were you got to give a lot of credit to Northern Illinois that was a massive win this was not an accident if you watch that game they they stood right in the middle of the Ring went Toe to Toe with Notre Dame that entire game so give them a lot of credit but uh we just look at Notre Dame last week thinking Bo they have they're going to be favored in every game they play think about this Husky's first win against a top 10 opponent Dave Doran MC State coach used to be the coach at Northern Illinois coached him to an Orange Bowl didn't coach in the Orange Bowl as he took the Inc state job but we've had some big moments and that was certainly as big as they've had try to run a little tunnel out there Asam Mala finds Caleb web and Caleb picks up a few but Runs Out of Bounds and Josh Hy right there with the official seeing if the clock was going to be stopped for out of bounds if we get the timeout and the vs will have one more timeout left in the half they tried to at least get into field goal range as we take a look at this week's college football rankings brought to you by verbo look at the AP poll the selection committee rankings will come out much later in the season remember Alabama had that scare last year in Tampa against South Florida when they benched Jaylen milro after that game he took over and eventually got on track you can see 14-6 there Texas with such an impressive win we were there with college game day on the field you and I watching the game place was electric and SAR and Quinn yers in company kind of walked into that and just scored early took the crowd out of the game and I think just showed they're one of the top teams in college football just a allaround sound performance by the Longhorns I would say that two weeks in we know Georgia is excellent we know Texas is excellent and we suspect that Ohio state is though they haven't really been tested everybody else yeah still trying to find their way and prove themselves third down in 13 22 ticks remaining here in the first half Tennessee trying to put some more points on the board they keep it on the ground and Samson will be knocked down by Brandon Cleveland that'll bring up fourth down and chance for Josh High Squad to kick a field goal yep I think that that entire Drive once they got behind the sticks who was really just a matter of trying to get into field goal range use this last timeout and try to get three points be up 20 to three at half as we've mentioned NC State took the opening kick off hel the ball a long time not able to put points on the board so this is a this is a double opportunity here for the ball as we look back at just the first half that drive where they possessed the ball did a nice job of moving it down unable to come away with any points and then the pick six I mean you look at those two offensive possessions for North Carolina State they got to think what could have been but uh if you're a Vols fan you're saying hey this is about our defense making plays and they're right a big play by Will Brooks for sure look for all the world as if NC state had the momentum going in to tie the game in the 85 yd interception return and that's where we have this margin as Max Gilbert has made one from 32 tonight and this one's going to be 45 it would be a career long if Max can knock it through and NC State hey you know what can't carry them over no point no point wasting them so Dorian will use his final timeout here late in the first half we got a race to the college football playoff in a city that loves to race and throughout the four team playoff era it was largely a you know four car race it got there and it was dominated by the SEC in Clemson with a book and Big 10 titles on either end with Ohio State Michigan but now now we're going to have some racing deals we're going to have some rubbin his racing some bumper cars and people that are maybe in the past wouldn't have been in with a loss or two or in consideration now Tennessee North Carolina state if they could get it going you see Bubba Wallace knows a little something about swapping paint yeah I like that lot more cars out there on the track well you know as a wise man once said if you ain't first or last here's Gilbert from 45 tried to stretch the Tennessee lead to 17 kick is on the way and that is a career long and the volunteers head to the locker room on a high note Grayson McCall had some moments had the tough pick six interception and Durance got to Rally in the second half that Tennessee defense sets 10 straight quarters without allowing a touchdown go back to their bowl game in the first couple weeks second longest active streak in FBS missou with 12 quarters Holly Ro as Josh Hy well coach you took advantage of some great situations but none was more impressive than an 85 yd pick six how does that improve one's chances to get on a scholarship uh really like the way our defense is playing right now playing physical playing assignment sound for most of it we need to start faster in the second half Nico has looked good so far tonight how do you assess his start here against a good opponent guys he's played really well been accurate most tonight missed the one over the middle of the uh football field um but uh we we come back U play smart football play aggressive and let's go play for another 30 minutes thank you coach thank you Holly at Josh with a Blindside Blitz and actually got him to grin for a moment didn't commit to the scholarship though he might that's the end of the first half in Charlotte Tennessee up 20 to3 on NC State the Ford halftime report is coming up right welcome back to Charlotte in the Duke's Mayo Classic this is Saturday Night Football presented by Capital One about to start the third quarter Tennessee with a 20-3 lead on North Carolina State Davis Kirk herb street with you Holly Road down on the field so North Carolina State fought even for a while in terms of number of plays catastrophic turnover Now find themselves down 17 what do they need to do in the early part of the second half yeah that pick six obviously a dagger they're moving in with a chance to to maybe put a touchdown on the board and then you flip it other way it's almost up like a 14-point swing biggest thing they have to do with a Dave Doran type of defense or team is their defense balls get the ball to start things off you know they're not going to take their foot off the accelerator they're going to continue to be aggressive and try to look for their opportunities and I and I just think it's about North Carolina State's got to catch a break let's be honest I mean look at the scoreboard you look at the way their offens is played balls defense is dominating the only way they get back into this game is not just stops they need short fields that means they need turnovers each team ran 31 plays in the first half but Tennessee almost doubled the yardage that North Carolina state had and that obviously is not including the 85 yd pick six we've talked offense offense offense but you take a look at our Playbook brought to you by Modell yeah I think anybody who watched this first half has got to be impressed with what you SE look at James Pierce known for his ability to rush the quarterback here he shows you what he can do being able to defend the run the speed and the effort of this defense look at Omari Thomas here that's a third down play look at that the white Jers flying to the football and Joseph here gets up in the air forces that ER pass and there's the safety will Brooks who takes it all the way the house for that big pick six for this Tennessee defense so Tim Banks defensive coordinator has got to be very pleased with this defense not just the front but the entire unit's playing great H known for his offense he'll take that defense any day of the week 10 straight quarters without aou down none last week against Chattanooga the shut out in the bowl game against Iowa in the first half here against North Carolina State Colin Smith about to put a foot to it and we are underway in Charlotte here in the second half ball will go into the end zone it'll come out to the 25 for the BS Holly David Doran said they just have to finish drives he said we put ourselves in a good position over and over again and then Filly mistakes and the drive we have to start coming with points he does like how their offense has been able to control the clock and operate it's just a matter of finishing the play you know and holl just to speak the the Red Zone opportunities they've had a couple we talked about the pick six where they were driving the score and earlier in that first half they were down in the Red Zone came away both times inside the 20 with no points so now Tennessee goes to work freshman quarterback ni y malava 10 of 14 in the first half 123 ydd he too threw a pick first pass of the second half is complete he'll pick up about four finding Ethan Davis he had an efficient first half he had the one interception but 10 of 14 they have not been able to quite yet hit those big plays he had the one down the left sideline but that was about it they've been running the ball Dyan Samson looked as if he had room but a good close there by the State Defense will bring up third [Applause] down you don't want to get carried away with 14 minutes left in the third quarter but this feels like an important third down malava flips it out complete Tennessee has the first down and it's squirrel white who will scoot out of bounds with the first down for the balls let's look at this real quick they sneak him he gets completely lost coming from the back side fake ball out in the flat defense is thinking run and they're able to slide him out great call there by Josh H 22 yds on the pickup NC stayed at one drive with a few explosive plays that's been the biggest difference Tennessee's been able to rip off chunks of yardage just like that and Samson was holding on for dear life to that football as the pack tried to strip it away offensive line really for most of this game with North Carolina State playing this 335 theyve been light at the line of scrimmage and because of that Josh Hy is allowing them to dictate the play call if you're going to be light up front no problem we'll be patient we'll run the football we'll hit the passes out quick underneath your coverage North Carolina State almost has like a kind of a even though they're aggressive Bend but don't break keep the ball in front give up some rushing yards give up the passes underneath just don't give up the quick strike tell defensive coordinator Tony Gibson in his career has had success against his style of offense but right now it's Tennessee having the success as Samson spins his way inside the 30 down to the 28 Shawn Brown stops him if this offensive line can stay healthy this year they're going to give most teams they play a lot to deal with back to the ground again bring up a third down is Brandon Cleveland stops Samson yeah they have been Joe Mor award finalist the last two years and they bring four of those starters back from that offensive line only move John Campbell who was a left tackle over the right side he's back for his seventh year of college football and they brought in Lance herd who's now holding down the fort at the left side so an abundance of experience and like I said the reason they're so tough is they can run the ball and with Nico more experience he's going to gain eventually they will have a balanced attack heard a transfer from LSU know those two great tackles that the Bayou Bengals have and this time it is North Carolina State winning the battle at the point of ATT sha Brown again the first to hit him great job by Shawn brown boy this is such a nice job of being able to come up into the line of scrimmage understands the down and distance so he got downhill in a hurry and again playing that will linebacker in this defense defense is built for him to fly around and make plays he does it there Tennessee on fourth down they need three to keep the drive going helmet Communications off inside 15 on the play clock out four if n gets it off he doesa will keep it himself ni the first inside the 20 yd line kelman with a heck of a block 87 lined up on that left side and this gives you an idea we keep talking about his athleticism and what he can bring to the table as a quarterback they save it for critical moments when he's going to use his legs little trouble with his now ni takes a bit of a hit he went down to be down right there no harm no foul guys everybody continuing to play got the hand upas you know I ala reminds me of henden hooker as far as what remember henden hooker different kind of Runner he's a special runner in this offense and it gives you another man to account for when that quarterback run game gets going and another player defensive player you got to bring down close to the line of scrimmage if they get that quarterback run game going ala pulls it is an easy to mil kman the Alabama transf scores the Tennessee Volunteers but you run the ball you run the ball and the defense as much as they've heard about Respec what this offense can do with play action you just get led to sleep with your eyes into the back field tight ends right here he's been blocking doing his job here they just show a little bit of a hesitation blocks the in man just for a beat safety comes up thinking it's a run nobody picks him up that's a blown assignment there by the North Carolina State [Applause] Defense Jan gets into the end zone for the first time in his career and it is good on Rocky toop right now Big Orange up by 24 there is the college football playoff national championship trophy presented by Dr Pepper it will be awarded Monday night January 20th in Atlanta first year of the 12 team college football playoff and right now based on what we've seen the first two weeks particularly today in some of the games that are still going on right now pretty wide openen race for that trophy assuming Georgia Texas and Ohio State just don't pound everybody in their Alabama I don't know what it is about the USF blls but they are once again in a battle coached by former Tennessee assistant Alex go a really good job at USF Holly well when we talked to Nico yam malava this week asked him what his driving factor is in his competive in his drive to be great he said it's his family he is the third child of eight children and he said his family is his everything he's very proud of his Polynesian Heritage from Samoan descent a custom that they do and perform um in California where he grew up in Long Beach and that is his dad big Nick his mom is a breast cancer survivor just a really beautiful loving family who has made Nico the man that he is and and he said Dad pushes him he's hard on him but he loves that his dad makes him is as great as he is he's certainly enjoying what he's seen tonight Holly and things are starting to unravel a little bit for the wolf pack on that kickoff they had a personal foul called on the return team so the last thing they need is bad field position but that's not what they have after the penalty backs him up half the distance to the goal after the Touchback still a long way to go they need to get something started and that is not happening KK just showed you how great that D line been and they up big again Joshua Joseph's is going to be a future star for this defense you'll see him mainly when it's rushing Downs because he's so quick he's a little bit under sized but here very simply just gets off a block and does a nice job of protecting the edge of this defense 63 245 a junior had a great Camp very excited about what he's going to be able to do you put he and James Pierce on the Fe to field together as pass rushers speed and knock down immediately after catching it is jie and the flag's going to come in right there and that was not a smart play by jod McCoy Keenan [Music] peely middle linebacker 11 came in a little bit late from the end of the Run automatic first down I beg your pardon McCoy made the good play was Heely who made the poor one yeah just just a hustle play where he just didn't let up you know he's the leader of that defense he know nobody knows better than him you got these guys pinned back you just put up 27 to three and then here he just doesn't let up he's a player that's worked very hard to come back from that injury in the opener last year that tricep great to see him back he had 25 starts at BYU and really takes over the middle of that defense now that he's healthy there he just made a mental error was really excited to make his nean Stadium debut when he was hurt last year they were playing in Nashville in the opener there is a flag down on the field as Jolie makes another catch for the wolf pack we'll see what the flag's about offside Defense number 90 that penalties deined result of the play as a first down W needed that one to go in their favor and it did so they've gotten out of the shadow of their own goal post moved it up to the 38 raying Mall night's hit 13 out of 19 he has thrown an interception just 106 yards Jordan wat's in the back Field Four of his six carries on the night have gone for negative yardage F start offense number 56 5yd penalty still first down that's the center Zeke Carell transferred over from Notre Dame the guy they've counted on to sort of stabilize the middle of that offensive line be first and 15 as wol tries to get something going [Applause] M feeling the heat now gets rid of it a flag comes down behind the play Waters is in the open field he gets down close to the 45 yd line but a flag was in the back field and now there's another flag thrown over close to the NC State sideline Anthony Carter the left guard on the hold and then on the tackle looked like a horse CER from Tennessee all of a sudden Cole canle crew out of the big 10's been a little bit busy holding offense number 75 Yen previous keep first down there's no foul for a tack on the so they picked up the second flag and things not going their way 75 there right in the middle with teler coming through on that Blitz beats him gets the edge and he just look at that locks up the Jersey there and Inc State going backwards again it has been a long night for the most part for NC State and it has particularly been a long second half of the second quarter and first half of the third quarter down 27 to3 I 25 on first down and M has the ball knocked free and Tennessee ising that they've got it and the volunteers have made another big play appears and they [Applause] have Grays Mall does not take of the football as he STS up he's trying to maybe potentially get it out to the outside to Raphael gets the ball away from his body Bailey knock it away ball is free I think Bailey actually ends up falling on top of that for the recovery so he knocks it Loose sees that ball in one hand M trying to get it out there to our right to zero but once he got it away from his body just great awareness by the big defensive line what a game as adverti the Tennessee defensive front collectively has had and Tennessee already in firm control really make the Mountain close to insurmountable here if they turn this into a touchdown taking over at the 22 yd lineal a leading this Tennessee offense done a good job running it Samson's been a tough Runner all night and Dylan who's getting up close to 100 yards on the evening goes over 90 with that carry how about if you're a Tennessee fan you think back to the Iowa game the game against chap Nan tonight three starts for this Young quarterback he's outscored him as a team 131 to6 so program altering Talent at quarterback for Tennessee Samson find some room they've got some program altering guys in that defensive front too and a lot of them I hope it's all late roll up on an offensive lineman good to see that he is up the Tennessee offensive line it's Andre carage I believe he when he went down it didn't look good but good to see him back up on his feet yeah that's a pretty good run I mean yeah I know I know it's going to get a lot tougher right this that where he gets rolled up on yeah oh boy this age of football when you shut people down like that is pretty huge yala dancing around but this time the wol get to him in the back field Shawn Brown's had a really good night for this Tony Gibson defense sure has we got another flag down looks like it came in a little bit late will sort it out going to call the hold seemed to be the preliminary signal holding on the offense number 74 that penalty has deined fourth down so Josh Hy will send out the field goal unit try to extend this lead after the turnover perhaps best case scenario for this wol pack defense to keep the volunteers out of the end zone this will be a 36 yd attempt for Max Gilbert he's two for two tonight had a career long 45 y right at the end of the first half [Applause] Gilbert puts it on the way and he is solid as a rock and Tennessee is rolling on top 30 to3 in Charlotte the duk's Mayo classic is brought to you by Dukes Mayo welcome to duk's Country visit Dukes country.com boy Neil Brown took it yeah he did tradition in the bull season The Dumping of the Mayo on the coaches or drink it and then well this is this is tonight this is the contest look at far left he's going to work down there he's he's not giving up look at this he said the heck with it beard look at beard in the middle wow what an effort I mean I I want to tell you Duke's Mayo is a fine condiment there's no question about this yeah but I think would you drink it like that no I think a little more discretion a little more uh you know spreading it out turkey sandwich it's terrific terrific outstanding put it on you know some corn beef or turkey ham you ate corn beef today oh man we had fun from zingerman there in an arbor on the way down tremendous as we take a look at tonight's Sonic Drive-In recap well we're going to talk about what makes this offense tough to deal with when they get their running game going and it's what a lot of the SEC defenses are going to worry about with hyp on this offense see what they do they kind of L you to sleep with the tight ends he told us this week when we have tight ends we're very tough to be Kitman here blocking blocking then they allow you to sleep with a very similar action eyes are in that back field you lose the tight end and that's what you deal with with the entire package of this offense the number you mentioned earlier outscoring the opponent's 134 to6 and he goes three starts yeaha the one thing you're going to want to continue to see is outside of squirrel white who can be that vertical threat is it Brew McCoy is it Dante Thorton is it Brazil like they've got to be able to find some threats when they get into conference play of being a complete offense and how they can attack call finds Hollywood smothers and I mean they are setting their hair on fire and causing wrecks everywhere Aran Carter in there boy they're playing ball p is going to get a lot of the attention but I think Arion Carter is there next Superstar at outside linebacker 61 234 out of Smyrna can fly to the football and just the entire defense Ricky Gibson getting involved there seven Carter just fun to see a defense early in the year playing with the kind of confidence that this Tennessee defense is playing with right now I'm a Believer in moving teams around in the early part in the rankings this looks like the top 10 team are better to me yeah grayon Mcall fires in the middle Pi TI Brooks almost had another one disguising the looks here they show Blitz in the middle bail out come from the outside mall feels it senses it actually if the Crosser didn't get in the way concepion makes that catch for a nice reception well you saw the frustration from KC he got the ball a lot early in the game they haven't been able to get him loose wol failed on his last five third down conversion [Applause] attempts Pierce makes Mcall Step Up Grayson gets away still on his feet gray McCall slides did he start the slide a little too soon it's going to be close let's see but like you say it's where he starts the slide and where the ball is they're just rushing for and there's Pierce forces him to step up good awareness of where that first down marker is and because of that going forward with the feet where the ball is he's going to be about a half a yard short well down 30 to3 trying to get something going and and you see the frustration from Grayson he's played a lot of ball in D line this isn't easy no Tennessee may have called a timeout there they did the hyp not willing to concede an inch nor should he still third quarter fourth down NC State trying to convert and keep position down big trying to make a miracle rally here in Charlie Ariel coverage provided by Goode celebrating the challenge of road games everywhere are you ready for the road good year is more driven and next Saturday college game they headed not far from here Columbia South Carolina LSU taking on Shane Beamer's Gamecock after they dismantled Kentucky wow did they ever yeah I didn't see that one coming congrats to uh to Shane Beamer and the game Cox and here comes LSU they won decisively tonight or they're winning big so going to be a lot of fun guys Chris fer be back from US Open Hol R myself I think the plan is to go inside Williams price Stadium for the final hour of the show and Grayson Mcall on fourth down trying to get to that yellow line and the Tennessee front is just way too much for the wolf pack tonight and that's why Josh hyle called a timeout give his defensive line a chance to dig in and penetrate right here and get these backers flying downhill you know they're going to probably run this up look at that penetration are you kidding me with this defense that's Tyreek West that got in there 42 see how quick they got off the football and there's the middle linebacker who they missed so badly last year peely and the rest of those white jerseys just flying through the football you could tell the personality of a defense by how they pursue and run to the football Tim Banks doing a great job with his defense over the last four years like I said through recruiting through development getting more scholarships they feel even though they're inexperienced in that back end more depth more speed and a better defense Tennessee back to the ground short gain there and continuing the thought on the defense for Tennessee I asked him this week about the secondary because they lost 11 guys either to the pros or to the portal in the back end and his response was going to give them time to mature but the first thing you need when you have a great secondary is a great defensive front and we think we've got that Prov it tonight how about tonight against the Run they they faced 18 runs 18 10 of them they've made contact in the back fielda taking a shot looking for brew McCoy he goes out of bounds Brandon CE on the coverage that could have been big because you know RW McCoy is the Moonshine Mountain cookie guy he he actually runs he runs out of bounds with that left foot so even if he caught that football and got a foot down he's already out of bounds and ends up not getting the foot down anyway that's why you see the referee take the hat off as the indicator there to clarify about the cookies inil deal if Bruce scores when you go into the Cookie Shop in Knoxville on Monday you get two free ons and they're fantastic they are Delight they're nice enough to drop those off variety Nico is going to W the end zone touchdown Tennessee 31 Y and a can of whooping has been opened in Charlotte and again I look at this as more of imagining them down the road they go nor in a couple weeks big games in the SEC coming up and you're just envisioning this offense continuing to grow with this Young quarterback we've seen a lot of Zone a lot of sitting back well this time North Carolina State they decide to man up bringing pressure right here got all this pressure problem is there's nobody in the middle of the field so you get one block from the Right Guard here and watch how this free it up and he's got the speed to make you pay for this six6 and can go but without that safety in the middle of the field to be a racer you get the one block by the Right Guard who's pulling around there spragin and the linebackers are blitzing there's no safety everybody's a man coverage you better be careful playing man coverage against this offense aggressive pylon cam showing eight going into the end zone for that touchdown and you're a balls very very excited to see where this team can go longest run of his career and a place head has a number of story quarterbacks conridge Holloway Heath Scher certainly pton Manning henden hooker niik malava is certainly off to a great start in the pursuit of that greatness Holly well he's actually leaned on some of those great quarterbacks of the past to learn how to prepare better that he learned that henden hooker woke up early got into the building and watched film so he has started to copy that something he learned from henden then he went to Joe Milton learned how he did his preparation he's even talked to pton Manning about his Sunday prep after he would play in the NFL what he would do the following days of the week he said his heavy day of prep is Tuesday but he's trying to take a little bit from all of those greats pick everybody's brains so that he can be the best version of himself as just a very young red shirt freshman oh H he's got the big Orange Nation excited and boy things are just coming apart for North Carolina State as they fumble and Tennessee has it and making the play is Jeremiah Tander I think that ball just ends up hitting I don't know it was the elbow but the exchange with Jordan walers Mall just loses the football and it's been a nightmarish few moments for Grayson McCall let's see that ball I don't know if there's he's expecting the ball to be handed to Waters or if it just the ball here's a good look at it right here yeah that right elbow looks like it hit the football and a good heads up play by the balls defense again getting yet another turnover giving malival the offense in great field position now Tennessee has a chance to really pour it on and keep it on the ground Sean Bishop back in there running back for Hyo it's early in EM aba's career but do you feel that he could become a program changer as far as a Johnny Manzel a Cam Newton a Tim TBO do you think he has the potential not just to be a good quarterback but lure other recruits in to change an image to change an entire culture of expectations it's pretty lofty company but as it pertains to that guys wanting to play with him him being perfect for this offense I can I can definitely see that aspect of it I'm going to need to see a little more before I put him up there with C although that's not going to hurt his cause been able to be pulled in I'm not putting him there I'm just saying with the hype the anticipate I did Johnny Manzel's first game with Bren and when they played Florida and it was a good Florida team and he just Johnny was a different kind of player because of the the style that he played with and it was just oh my gosh A Star is Born and I'm just I'm with you I mean I want to see a much much more but I just think within the offense his demeanor the work ethic the humility what Holly just reported on his willingness to reach out to others for wisdom I don't know it just feels like it could be something not to mention the Vols are already building with Josh Hy and it comes out nice and he finds an open man again it's kelman who has the first down what a night for mil kelman I mean I'm just saying as a program they are heading in the right direction even before this go back two years ago with h and hooker they're right in the mix late in the year till the upset in Columbia against South Carolina nice gesture there by the quarterback as Noah Potter veteran defensive line on his third stop Ohio State Cincinnati brother was an outstanding college basketball player Z Nico heading over here are the three starts and nothing but success has followed number eight around and again it's not just about being an individual star I mean you could look at his numbers and say h what whatever I'm not interested in that I'm interested in him winning and how he affects the defense and how he affects the entire overall operation this is what I think is not yet known about him is the ability to use his feet here off schedule being able to make a throw we know about his arm strength we know about the accuracy what he can do but the offensive line deserves a lot of credit as well they've opened up holes for him and others to run the football seems like every time he drops back to throw he's back there you know with plenty of time so again he'd be the first one I'm sure he'll say it after the game you know it's not just me as much as people want to point the finger at me it's it's all of us and he's right this a good group early in the year it's going to be exciting to again see where they can grow and how high they can go Kirk you pointed it out a couple of times tonight you've got four seniors on that offensive front and then a really talented left tackle and Lance herd they have taken care of business tonight theale hit as he throws and now that's going to be a pick and we might have a pick six from Aiden white White's on his does he have enough gas is he going to be caught from behind he is not doin van knocked the ball up into the air and got Ina's face and it turned it into a touchdown for the pack yeah doin van makes the play we just talked about how great this offensive line is with the seniors and the experience and how much they protected him and right on Q van who's the playmaker for this North Carolina State Defense is able to split the right side and get the pressure and right is IM follow wants to throw this football right there on the follow through he just got his left arm up there and the ball went straight up into the air tremendous pass rush and they're in many areas of this game in which NC state has outperformed Tennessee but their pick six when 87 yard Tennessee's only win 885a really I don't think expected this kind of penetration to get in there he's looking out there he's got a one-on-one match up but look how powerful and how quick that's the first time really we've seen van take over and get that kind of pass rush in the beneficiary is white Campell and hey that that one's on us up front well white the last two years that it's not allowed a touchdown in coverage and then he gets one of his own what I love is the NC State still fighting I mean this game is over and it'd be very easy to just kind of go through the motions and there's van making a play to get pressure on the quarterback like that so says a lot about what NC State's about continue to play hard couldn't agree more and that's been a Hallmark of Dave doran's entire coaching career particularly his time at NC State winning his coach in wolf pack history trying to get the pack to the top of the mountain in the ACC it's been a long time they haven't won the conference since 1979 they believe they have a chance this year hasn't been their best night tonight but still fighting all the way kickoff will go into the end zone it'll come out to the 25 and we go to Kevin thehi hard time now for a Chick-fil-A move on the field things Mighty close in Tuscaloosa fourth quarter here it's 1413 Bama over USF and Kobe Prentice touchdown right here to make it 213 with under 10 minutes to go on ESPN and check out this other score in the SEC that is number 15 Oklahoma only up by two against Houston that game on the SEC network early parts of the fourth quarterback to you reys Kevin Tennessee and Texas holding down things for the SEC as Georgia did last week but elsewhere it is it's been shaky I mean Auburn lost to Cal today in ACC SEC matchup you have Oklahoma and Alabama struggling against teams that yeah most put away this was after last week right you know they didn't look as dominant as You' expect expect him in some of those head-to-head matchups a week ago Arkansas today had an opportunity in Still Water let it get away in double overtime great comeback for Oklahoma State the conference thing gets overblown sometimes but the big 12 still had a good day sure did really had a good day fighting a line ey though able to knock off Kansas and that's a final now 2317 good job by their defense playing at home it's a big big one for BMA 15yd penalty again Cy State moved the ball out to the 40 after the pick six and as you mentioned earlier wol pack still in there scrapping as we're headed down toward the two-minute Mark here in the third quarter Chipley 88 coming into this game chance to make a difference and bring in some energy with him bring up a second down and 11 [Music] BS do a good job tonight yeah both bands performed at halftime a lot of folks in red have uh thought okay we'll come back and live to fight another day they've got Louisiana Tech next week some have empty out Tennessee still in here soaking it up Holly well Dylan Samson has been terrific running the ball tonight he's added some weight for this premier that he's accepting this season about 12b he told me he's eating a ton of chicken he's taking protein smoothies between snacks PBJ boiled eggs he's added about 12 to 14 solid pounds and his strength and conditioning coach said that they measure about 25 different metrics and he is off the chart in all of them best power output top acceleration he's showing that he can be a featured back went to Eddie Lacy's high school Dutchtown outside of Baton Rouge and broke his career rushing now Nico's going to answer got a wide open it's mil kman second of the and of Hiser but is laundry on the field of the 50 yd line and I think 57 yd touchdowns going to come back now when you scramble [Applause] number third when you scramble like that you got to be careful the Ling getting down field we were about to say what a good job of you get out of there you keep your eyes down field his vision was downfield wait waiting for somebody to break free and man it was about to be a massive night for the big tight end but watch the offensive line here's your tight end watch this offensive lineman as he starts to scramble and right there you got a couple guys getting down field kelman boy he's already had a really big night think that was close I mean I was trying to find they usually give you three yards in college and that was a couple yards yeah it's too good of a play to throw I know I mean it's got to be clearcut unless my eyes were deceiving me and I missed someone there then he ra is third and 12 pass and this time Samson breaks the tackle he's got the first down he's in thec state territory and he Powers down to about the 41 yd line 21 yd pickup how good look at is Dylan Samson man and they keep going to this play and actually they're waiting for it they're sitting there Shawn Brown looks like he's going to make a play on it but he just shakes him you know again they talked about how he had 133 yards in a bowl game he knew he was going to take over with Jaylen Wright moving on to the Dolph defense jaari small no longer here much bigger more durable Vision patience upper body strength man he he looks like a nice back in this offense fits perfectly final 17 seconds of the third quarter Brandon CE is the Wolfpack player that's being checked out by the training staff he's played well tonight made a couple of plays and NC State's been up against it for much of the night Holly Dylan Samson who's flourishing tonight as the feature back well here's the thing every single thing he does he does well he was a 4.0 student in high school he was the homecoming queen he went on a mission trip in the offseason to bot swana everything this young man puts his mind to he is going to be excellent at he's been on the SEC honor role he's one of those guys that pays attention to the details and he said my dad used to always tell me I'm not going to force you to do anything but when you decide to do it you better pay attention to the details and be excellent at it and that's what we're seeing from Dylan SS great advice from Dad total package number six love to hear that he's a couple yards away from having his second 100 yard game of this young season going back to back and there's a quarter to play in Charlotte Tennessee firmly in control on top of NC State 3710 all smiles for Hyo malava and Tennessee welcome back to the duk's Mayo Classic this is Saturday Night Football presented by Capital One and it has been an impressive performance by Josh Hy Tennessee Volunteers ranked 14th coming in I would surmise given all the trouble that some highly ranked teams elsewhere are having that Tennessee might see a move up in the polls but a long season here niik malava off to a centilating start in his career guy to build around dancing out of trouble the malava will step out of bounds inside the 40 maybe just inside the 35 yd line yeah just slippery you know I mean taking a play that potentially a sack and and a minus four and just being able to step up like that and in the speed he he's got really good speed for as long as he is at 66 I mean you go from being second second and 12 second and 14 to Second and four he was known on the you know Elite 11 7 on S Type circuits for his penchant for wearing pajama pants out there and still spending the football all over the place we asked him about that this week he keep those at home now yeah what he's going to do is get Tennessee home by giving it to Dyan Samson and give number six six 34 y to the house but they love love love the counter play they've run it so many different ways where they pulled the backside guard they pull the H this time they're going to pull around the big last tackle Lance her the patience of Samson wait wait wait let the blocks and he beats the last man great backs are going to beat that extra Man Down In The Box and white the corner really no chance at all and tell you Samson now three straight 100 yd games if you go back to the Iowa game this kid really looks good the heart of Josh Hy's offense has always been the ability to run the ball in addition to spreading it all over the place they've got a dude that can do it Samson's had tonight basically everybody in the Stormtrooper white M has been rolling and dancing Nico and Mar laa Lima the correct way to pronounce my last name is mala i' learn it because it's going to roll off the tongue of college football fans everywhere maybe right now they're starting right this minute NC State we'll have it at the 25 you all stay bus here in Charlotte helping us keep up with all the action first weekend of the Season Kirk what your All State good hands play this weekend well just an amazing game 35 yd field goal 30 seconds to go for Northern Illinois it's good what a battle went back and forth Notre Dame with a Chance late two y never had a shot and after a week of college football we were looking at Notre Dame last week after the A&M game Thinking they' got such a big year they still could but who would have ever thought this is what college football do you a week later at home they lose to a ma team in Northern Illinois who played a great game today you know you wondered with the with the portal and some of the teams losing some of their better players up how often you would see that action and the big upsets that become common place at least in the history of of college football and Max stepping up and winning games like that that was a huge one for Thomas hammock and the Huskies of Northern Illinois yeah they came into this game 0 for 14 lifetime against top 10 opponents so Thomas hammock who was a running back in his day and a great player massive win there Thomas going to the sideline a little Nick on this night but that was I mean look I mean I quoted him this morning spent 10 years in the studio with him but Lou Holtz always used to say you do not have the same team from week to week you have a different team every week and that's been exemplified we're you and our Buddy Darren Brown got four box up over here Oklahoma's in a fight Alabama's been fighting USF all night Illinois be Kansas y I mean you never know Illinois hadn't won a big game in years I tell you what I can count on is that Tennessee defensive line wreaking havoc tonight my goodness yeah that that that's not going to change West has had a great game again mention the rotation the the different players that have been in there look at 42 Tyreek West Dominique Bailey Omar Norman lot Brian East Bryson e Elijah Simmons Amari Thomas Pierce and Joseph's on the edge State hope to be able to run the football 34 yd rushing so many tackles for loss not all just because of yage Lost in sacks so there's been some of that too gra Mall gets down and up close to first down yards I think it' be about a yard short well not only do you have the depth and the talent and the strength and quickness up front but Tim Banks does such a good job of not really letting you have a good feel for what they're in you they they they are very multi they give you a lot of looks pre- snap to post Snap and I and I think the linebackers in this young secondary few games down the road this is going to become a complete unit you can see why Tim Banks is so bullish and feeling that this defense has the potential to be uh oh we got a guy down might be hopefully it's a cramp there Tennessee player and that is I think that yeah that's Tyree West the man who just made the play moment moment AG go certainly you're right Kirk hopefully that's that's J A Kamp or something like that but he appears to be in agony right now we'll check on West convention when you come back to Charlotte Saturday Night Football is presented by Capital One what's in your wallet [Music] back here in Charlotte fourth quarter Tennessee North Carolina State don't forget the US Open men's championship match tomorrow 2 p p.m Eastern ABC and ESPN plus Taylor fish trying to become the first American man to win the US Open since Andy rodic in 2003 coverage began with the men's preview show at one Eastern Chris fer will be there 2003 it's amazing it's because Joker and Roger and RAF have been winning them all for 20 years been dominate Legends of the sport see if we can bring it home in New York tomorrow on fourth down Grayson Mcall throws it out Jolie stretches and he will not get there gerod McCoy wrestling the big tight end down and the strains of Rocky Top reverberating through the Stadium as Tennessee stops him again and good discipline here on this fourth down play almost anticipating this ball out into the flat he's right there the transfer from Oregon state has some experience probably their most consistent Corner breaking camp and getting ready he's got good size that time great awareness of where this ball needed to be and once again this Tennessee game ball tonight much as we' talked about Nico game ball goes to Tim banks in a Tennessee defense just dominant performance they have been Sensational we've mentioned it a couple times but it Bears repeating especially with games like Oklahoma coming up Alabama and Georgia later they are deep on that defensive front and impressive I just run-of-the-mill guys up there guys who cause major problems and when you throw in a healthy Kean pey Aran Carter at linebacker those guys are only going to get better and better playing with such confidence you imagine how they feel playing behind that defensive line Ricky Gibson at a corner McCoy who you just saw Harrison and bu Carter who's a true freshman it's a niichel spot we saw Will Brooks on a pick six this defense has some some guys that are going to make a lot of plays play with a ton of confidence and when you have a quarterback like that it just frees you up as a defense Gibson an athletic Corner didn't play last week you want to make sure he was fully healthy and ready to go for this one and tennesses trying to hang half a hundred on the board and support that defensive performance tonight Holly well it's been terrific Tim Banks prepared this team so well they actually were running three number 10 at practice to make sure that they knew where kcy concepion of NC State was at all times also I've noticed William in the new linebackers coach who was the terrific defensive coordinator for Washington that played for a national championship he's been terrific with these linebackers tonight this is a well coached defense and you've seen it in the preparation and down here on the sideline hly conceps on the star from NC State is five catches 53 yards and Tennessee just keeps rolling to Shawn Bishop now getting it inside the 20 yd line we're with him here's William our crew was with William five times last year as we followed the huskys run to a national championship game against Michigan really engaging guy got a chance to talk to him for several minutes at the media day last year before the Michigan Washington National Championship Game veteran coach lot of wisdom doing a great job here in his first year on hyp staff with the [Applause] vs Tennessee put up 69 in the opener against Western Carolina now a chance to go over 50 against NC State still nine minutes to play here in the fourth quarter third down coming and the next three games for Tennessee they got Kent State they go to Norman they have a buy and then on the road to Arkansas Josh Hyles returned to Norman of course where he led the Sooners to a national championship finished second the Heisman Trophy back in 2000 I'm sure he won't be thinking much about that it'll just be about putting a game plan together and getting the W that's going to be be cool though he's going to be a really emotional trip forosh to to go back there and it's going to be another touchdown for Tennessee hold stays Notre Dame transfer catches the toss from alava and Tennessee has hung half 100 on the board I think the rule in the neutral side games is once you get to half 100 The Continuous clock I think starts at the rest of the ball game that's the last I heard well the secret secret of great teams is to continue to play each play this has a history in life of its own broadcasters meanwhile start looking ahead her next week yeah good time to work on a run day hey you've got a you've got a big week coming up here too do I yeah oh yeah oh yeah I do do I know your schedule better than you no I just locked in here locked in here oh okay fin strong here I got three games over here on far right we're watching everything will keep you up to date on it Kirk might even open the phone line who [Music] knows Sunday Night Baseball the series finale between the Diamondbacks who are the Second National League wild card team and the American League West leading Astros 7 Eastern on ESPN ESPN Deportes and ESPN radio coverage begins 6 eastern time with baseball tonight Sunday night countdown NC stat about to get the ball back their second half possessions have gone like this fumble turnover on Downs fumble turnover on downs and they're down 5110 Mala has had a great night leading this football team chance to grow get better by the way this NC State Defense is expected to be pretty good they give you some twists and turns 335 but really after the pick six it's been all balls on both sides of the football he's played a very efficient foot he had a couple turnovers but for the most has been very efficient been able to run the football been able to find some open receivers all in all we hate to just make this about him but it was really his night for the nation to see who he is but this is really as he would tell you it's a Tennessee performance tonight not just about him Grayson McCall's night appears to be finished the transfer quarterback from Coastal Carolina is given way to CJ Bailey and CJ's offense pretty much wanting the same thing Tennessee guys in the back field there is a flag downal form number 74 lining up in the back field penalties deine second out that's three of those tonight for Anthony belon as we go down to Holly well this is a really cool scene right now you can see McKenzie Melton remember him the great UCF quart who had a horrific leg injury he fought back to play again but here he is going into the coaching profession he has been sitting right by Nico all night long they're watching the tablet together and you know they have a really shared connection I'll tell you after the play remember McKenzie that night coming off the bench transferred to Florida State Holly well remember Mackenzie mton is from Hawaii he shares that Polynesian Heritage with Nico and they have connected on a really different level or people inside the Tennessee program tell us that McKenzie has been fabulous for him he trusts him he's a guy that just barely finished playing so they have a lot in common and they can really speak the same language on many levels well McKenzie Milton he shows you how fragile a career can be he was just centilating at UCF some of those great UCF teams suffered that terrible injury went to Florida state had a moment against Notre Dame and DJ Bailey puts it on the deck as a youngster getting some experience here at the end of the [Music] blowout until Milton came off the bench and really warmed the hearts of everyone not only just college football fans but sports fans because it looked as if his career might be over had just struggled to learn to walk again came back out and L that big comeback that night that was special I mean especially like you said we we were just forget football is he going to be okay going to be a walk and then to come out and play the way he did that night very memorable evening 6 and a half to go NC State will have to punt it away and you start to wonder now if niik Knight will come to an end I know he's young needs reps and so forth but I know yeah might be time to pull the plug on that there's squirrel white squirrel white looking for room let's see if he's got enough to get to the corner score across the 45 to the 50 45 not quite enough real estate to turn the corner and take that one all the way back okay so Josh Hy those of you first onto the scene came from Junior College the Lefty LED Bob Stoops team to a National Championship in 2000 yeah that was a special team that Bob Stoops had they really were underdogs for much of the year ended up getting into the national championship down in Miami against Florida State and Chris wanky and they ended up winning that game what was it like 14-2 or something 13 game and that was a you know a dynamic four to State team but man that Oklahoma defense was strong and Hyo was the quarterback they needed and look at that's that they're going to update that Oklahoma her chance to win I think all those are need going to need to be updated can you throw that up again there Billy let me let me just take a look at that based on just watching these first couple of weeks and it doesn't mean Oklahoma's a bad team fact that they're in a battle with Houston Alabama at home again that seems to be very low to me Georgia forget about for a second that's they're just a different worry about that one later worry about that one later but so the rest of them but I I think they're going to have a chance in every single one of these games that they're going to play Georgia of course on the road in Athens will be a very very tough game but by then this young team will have grown up well you know things may have changed by then Gaston Moors playing quarterback Nico's Knight is done pton Lewis to run the ball for the I mean when I say young te like the young secondary you know Nico getting more and more reps just continuing to gel and grow but and that's part of it there are enough inexperienced Parts on this team they certainly not a finished product but I can't imagine a better start in these first two weeks and they look like they have the look of a team that can develop and be a contender in the SEC what we saw from Texas today and what we saw from Georgia last week um three most impressive performances by SEC teams a conference that has struggled overall yeah some of the other teams would you put Miami in there in the ACC talking about talking about impressive team yeah for sure I mean we we really only had a chance to see them in that one game and it was on the road in an SEC stadium and they I think wowed everybody with Cam Ward and Damen Martinez coming over both of them transfer portal guys I mean that was a wow moment Georgia last week was a wow moment I think USC really impressed a lot of people you know going and taking on LSU who by the way played good football but USC find found a way to win the game and you look today you mentioned Texas with a big statement say whatever you want about Michigan being a young team after they lost so much but you and I were standing on the sideline in that atmosphere that that was a hyped up atmosphere against the defending national champions and I know there was just something about sar's building something special there you know when they went last year to Alabama they went into that game expecting to win you know and and I think these last three years it's just been growing and growing they came close last year and and they they look like a team that's for real Georgia Texas down the road in October that's going to be a massive yeah M F1 race in Austin that week too it'll be up for grabs back to the big house this afternoon Michigan guy on the sideline early in the game before the thing got out of hand obviously said this is Ohio State level noise so it was a it was a cauldron of intensity in there that Texas just went in and quieted long field goal attempt for the young kicker and gilber couldn't get that one to go through that was a 53 y my buddy Mike black does such a great job spotting kicking expert great boyy state kicker said young kicker needs some reps give him a shot at it from way out just to let him take a swing so 5110 inside four minutes to play program timeline for the Big Orange Philip Fulmer 51 and 98 starting after the general neand era that was a pretty good one too but over 12 season spans a mixed bag there with number of coaches who had varying degrees of success but Josh hyp will stabilize things have the 11- win season and perhaps if not for the injury to henden Hooker maybe you know maybe they wind up in the playoff that year how about 11 and two with henden hooker you referred to two years ago nine and4 last year 20 wins it's the best two-year run since going all the way back 20 years ago 034 that's unreal yeah it's it's been a while they they wandered in the wilderness for a while but they seem to have found their way now and they are playing hungry to the end this is the backup defense and they're doing the exact same thing running to the football hitting people and enjoying it just flying around right now the The Freshman edri faroo was in there wanted to make sure he got some of the action Jones too and this Tennessee defense it's not over yet but 134 yard they've allowed tonight early in the game they allowed the remember the opening drive NC State was three of three on third down since then they're 0 for eight and they've not allowed a touchdown remember it was a pick six tonight no touchdowns for this defense in the last 12 quarters and their defense scored a touchdown of their own to match it they had a pick six themselves they had two pick sixes 185 yards [Music] 187 forc three turnovers the 12 tackles for loss it seems like twice that many I'm sure it does to Dave Doran Robert and I in that North Carolina State offense who had hopes of being able to control the ball slow the game down shorten it Tim Banks and crew would have none of it third and 12 quarterback will keep it as since he States getting it Young quarterback some action and CJ Bailey makes a nice run Bailey a freshman from Miami it'll be a fourth down need one they haven't had much success fourth and short tonight [Music] two-minute time out Tennessee on its way to its second victory of the Season we'll wrap it up from Charlotte when you come back aerial coverage provided by Good Year celebrating the challenge of road games everywhere are you ready for the road good year is more driven the lights might be sort of amazing in blue but theyve painted this town of Charlotte orange tonight two minutes to play Tennessee on top of NC State 51-1 in the duk's Mayo classic NC State waving the White Flag hunting on Fourth and two Tennessee will make the fair Catch and from here they'll be able to run it out this Tennessee defense has just been stifling it's been beautiful to watch I mean just if you like defense you know in this era of spread and some fire power I I I find it refreshing to watch a defense fly around didn't have to Blitz very often they brought it when they needed to but mixed it up new coming in it would be a battle for NC State I just love how they these guys fly to the ball play with like that Reckless abandon confidence it's going to be fun to watch them grow we mentioned how they have Ken State they have a buy then they go to nor Norman Oklahoma who incidentally Oklahoma survived the scare from Houston they ended up winning 16 to 12 so they remain beaten but plenty of work to do for the Sooners it's when you have more and more admiration for the teams who go out and take care of their business because it's more difficult to do now because you have some older teams spread around the country with all of the transfers but at the same time when you do it you deserve the praise for it Notre Dame wasn't able to do it Alabama pulled away late Oklahoma survived you know but Tennessee came here gets a good solid team and flexed yeah they did well you you you vote right in the AP where do you have them this week last week I think last week I'd have to look to see somewhere around no 15 16 17 somewhere in there neighborhood imagine be they'll be in the top 10 they put in top 10 maybe even a little bit higher job out of you well I'm trying to you try to reward the teams early on you know because it's going to be a wild fluctuation like I've had Notre Dame very volatile early yeah Notre Dame in Penn State you know you know in the in the top five or six after their wins last week then pen we haven't even mentioned that they you know they they scuffled around too so yeah the Bowling Green State Falcons gave them all they could handle there yeah almost upset him Kansas State ended they end up winning against T Lane they found a way y appreciate it pulled it out Oklahoma State we mentioned earlier against Arkansas pretty good day for the Big 12 and Arizona state is off to a good start against Mississippi State too early going oh that's my super dog right how many you getting there I think five and a half okay hey great job kid week lot of fun love calling the games with you likewise great be back next week he got the US Open men's championship coming up on Sunday and the clock winds down and will strike zero a disappointing night for Dave Doran and a really impressive one for Tennessee and Josh Hy Doran waits for a minute and there he finds Josh Sher a word and boy oh boy Tennessee has been rolling Holly row as the star Young quarterback of the volunteers Nico malava Nico this was one of your first big true tests he's too nice he wants to say hello to everyone this was one of your first big tests how do you feel like you passed so far tonight play a little slobby um in the beginning uh I thought we did a good job on finishing strong in the second half though the coaches talked to us about your Poise and composure even after your mistakes tonight you were able to get back out and have good D how do you move quickly past those mistakes and get better I think that's just something that stuck with me since I was young uh you know my dad and still that into me to you know move on quick and um yeah man you know we had a little you know bad play in the first uh I think it was second quarter and you know I had to bounce back so speaking of quick you ran for some key first downs showed your legs showed your athleticism how were you able to kind of show your skill set tonight yeah man I think I was just taking what the defense was giving me um you know like at my first erir I tried to squeeze that um instead of just taking off and you know when they drop eight you know I had so many answers for me and I was just trying to force stuff so I think uh second half I settled down pretty well over a 100 points in your last two games what's next for this offense that you can continue to connect on and improve with I think everything man we got to continue to get better this year um you know we know what what our goal in mind is so you know every day we you know we're pushing for our goal I see your folks in the crowd they going to be you show out tonight what does that mean to you means everything man I love having my parents here have some family out here from North Carolina come out so yeah I love having my family here support me thank you Nico seven siblings nicoa this the guy that Tennessee has been waiting on their fans and they've got an opportunity to have a big year final score from Charlotte 5110 Tennessee wins over NC State tonight's game was produced by the great Bill vanel directed by Jimmy Platt equally great now except on the west coast stay tuned for your late local news over most of these ABC stations a Victorious night for hyp and the Big Orange for KK herb Street in Hol row I'm Rees Davis saying good night from The Dukes May classic in Charlotte where Tennessee rolled to Victory