Eighth-ranked Tennessee remained unbeaten with a 40-13 thumping of LSU Saturday afternoon in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, humiliating the Tigers in a statement win for Josh Heupel and his team. The Vols never trailed and snapped a five-game losing skid to LSU, beating the Tigers for the first time since 2006 with a relentless performance, sparking disdain for Brian Kelly from media members.
“I’ll be honest with you — I didn’t see this,” ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky said near the end of the third quarter. “We talked about it all week that we thought Tennessee was very good and they were very deserving of their No. 8 ranking, but I did not expect to see LSU … got pushed around, not making plays on the perimeter … I did not expect this from LSU.”
Hendon Hooker threw two touchdown passes for the Vols, who took a 16-point lead into intermission after a fourth-down play call from the Tigers backfired in Kelly’s face after a sack of Jayden Daniels.
Here’s some of the reaction following Tennessee’s dominant win after the Vols ended LSU’s four-game winning streak.
