KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — DeSean Bishop rushed for a career-high 220 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 17 Tennessee to a 24-14 victory over Auburn on Saturday.
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Bishop → rush → Saturday
Tennessee (4-1, 1-1 in Southeastern Conference) overcame a sluggish start with the help of George MacIntyre replacing Faizon Brandon at quarterback late in the second quarter.
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Tennessee → overcome → quarter
The Volunteers trailed 7-3 at halftime.
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Volunteers → trail → halftime
MacIntyre completed his first six pass attempts for 80 yards and finished 8 of 10 for 86 yards.
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MacIntyre → complete → yards
“(Coming off the bench midgame) is the hardest thing to do,” said Tennessee coach Josh Heupel.
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Heupel → come → bench
“We rep our (second-teamers in practice) a bunch.
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That helps in their preparation.”
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That → help → preparation
“Man, (MacIntyre) was as efficient as you can imagine,” said Auburn coach Alex Golesh, who had been an offensive coordinator for Heupel.
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who → imagine → Heupel
“I thought he operated well.”
Bishop’s 34 carries was a rare stat in the Heupel regime.
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carries → think → regime
He usually spreads the carries around.
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He → spread → carries
“It was just the way (Bishop) was running,” Heupel said.
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Heupel → run → ?
“He felt much better this week than last week.”
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He → feel → week
“This game was personal for me,” said Bishop.
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Bishop → say → me
“(Golesh) was one reason I came as a walk-on at Tennessee.
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I → come → Tennessee
Every time I touched the ball I had a purpose.”
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I → touch → purpose
Auburn (3-2, 1-2) was led by quarterback Byrum Brown with 159 passing yards and a touchdown as well as 107 rushing yards and a touchdown.
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Auburn → lead → yards
Brown was intercepted twice and had a fumble.
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Brown → intercept → fumble
Adding to their struggles, the Tigers were flagged 11 times for 94 yards.
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Tigers → add → yards
Trailing 17-14 midway through the fourth quarter, Auburn was fourth-and-1 on its own 24.
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Auburn → trail → 24
Omar Mason II was stuffed for no gain, giving Tennessee the ball and setting up the clinching TD.
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“We always say, ‘Give us an inch and we’ll defend it,’ ” Vols safety Dejuan Lane said.
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“That’s what we did.”
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we → ’ → what
Both teams muddled through an unproductive first half.
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teams → muddle → half
Auburn generated just 86 yards of total offense but led, 7-3, at the break.
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Auburn → generate → break
It came after Brandon threw his first interception of the season deep in his own territory.
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Brandon → come → territory
The Vols had 125 total yards.
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Vols → have → yards
Bishop’s 40-yard TD run was negated by an illegal block penalty.
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run → negate → penalty
After an open date, they are scheduled to face No. 2 Georgia, No. 11 LSU and No. 9 Ole Miss.
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The problems that plagued Tennessee in last week’s loss to Texas were there against Auburn.
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In the first quarter, the Vols had five negative yardage plays.
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Brandon had three pass completions for zero yards in the first half.
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Brandon → have → half
Without guards Wendell Moe (out for season) and Sham Umarov (expected to return soon), the Vols inserted Nic Moore at left guard and Donovan Haslam at right guard.
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Vols → expect → guard
Tennessee: The Vols travel to Arkansas next Saturday.
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Vols → travel → Arkansas
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