After winning a preseason competition with redshirt freshman Jarrett Guarantano , Dormady struggled initially but came on strong down the stretch to spark the 25th-ranked Volunteers to a 42-41 double-overtime victory over Georgia Tech. Dormady said he wasn’t particularly nervous about making his first start, but the statistics show how much he improved as the game wore on. He led Tennessee (1-0) to touchdowns on five of its last six possessions, including a game-tying 93-yard drive in the final five minutes of regulation. “You always look at a starting quarterback like a starting pitcher in baseball,” Tennessee coach Butch Jones said. Jennings got injured in the first half of the Georgia Tech game and is out indefinitely .

Source: National Post September 07, 2017 17:15 UTC