Postgame Mini-Pod: Tennessee runs away from Virginia in season-opener

Tennessee had no issues with Virginia in the season-opening 49-13 win, starting the season off on a right note before coming home next week to play at Neyland Stadium.

Sophomore running back Dylan Sampson highlighted the offensive outburst with four touchdowns. He’s the first Tennessee running back to score four touchdowns in a single game since John Kelly accomplished the feat back in the 2017 season-opener against Georgia Tech.

Junior running back Jaylen Wright led the way offensively with over 100 on the ground, all while averaging over nine yards a carry. Senior Jabari Small totaled 67 yards on 13 carries as the running back room dominated the day.

“That’s a good way to start. If you’re a running back, all three of those guys (Dylan Sampson, Jaylen Wright, Jabari Small) played extremely well. Jaylen Wright, I thought ran as physical as he has. The things that we saw in training camp, I thought you saw today doing a great job of hitting holes, running through arm tackles, doing a good job on the third level too. Jabari Small did a fantastic job. D-Samp gets the four touchdowns. super productive for him. I love what he’s doing. The strength of that room can never be one guy. All those guys are gonna be extremely important. You can see that, based on the number of touches all those guys got.”

Eric Cain, Matt Ray and Austin Price react to the win for Tennessee on the Volquest Postgame Mini-pod.

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