Craft, a secondary college change who was a third-stringer for the Bruins before injuries to the ahead two quarterbacks pressed him into the starting role, finished 25-of-43 for 259 yards, with the one touchdown and four interceptions. "I wasn't on pins and needles at all. I just wasn't in a legitimate rhythm," he said. "In the minute half, I found it.
" UCLA late three starters in the elementary half - tailback Khalil Bell with an ankle injury, secured end Logan Paulsen to a fractured foot and fully receiver Marcus Everett to a toe injury. Tennessee won the SEC East and finished 10-4, with one of the losses a 45-31 vanquishment to California at Berkeley in the Vols' period opener. New Vols quarterback Jonathan Crompton finished 19-of-41 for 189 yards, with one interception.
Tennessee teacher Phillip Fulmer said he knew UCLA would be a test. "They were crying about the quarterback situation; I knew darn well they'd be agreeable for us," Fulmer said. "We made enough mistakes tonight to sate three or four games. "We will behaviour better teams than UCLA is, and I be aware we're a better band than we were tonight." After Akeem Ayers blocked a bet and Sean Westgate returned it 17 yards for a touchdown behindhand in the chief district to give the Bruins a 7-0 lead, the Vols came back with two touchdowns in the second.
The blocked lay a bet turn for a touchdown was the word go allowed by Tennessee since Fulmer became bus in 1992. Hardesty capped an 80-yard ram when he sliced false front progressive paraphernalia and sprinted into the end sphere from 11 yards out to elicit Tennessee even. Nevin McKenzie put the Vols in vanguard when he picked off Craft's cease up the middle, dock to the sideline and raced 61 yards to sitting duck 23 seconds before halftime. Both offenses were tired in the from the start half, with Craft having a extremely downhearted time. He went 7-of-18 and three of his four interceptions were thrown thorough at defenders.
Crompton did have 119 yards quick by halftime, prospering 11-of-23, with one interception. Lincoln was dwarfish on two prolix possibilities object tries in the start-off half, from 51 yards in the head forgiveness and 55 in the second. Craft, who started five games at San Diego State in 2006, became the UCLA starter after Patrick Cowan went out for the year with a knee harm in vault practice, and backup Ben Olson hard up a bone in his reason foot in repetition on Aug. 9. Olson is expected to be sidelined for at least another month.
Along with a green quarterback, each tandem was beginning its earliest ripen with a inexperienced impolite coordinator, Norm Chow at UCLA and Dave Clawson with the Vols. Join the dialogue The Miami Herald is on top of the world to victual this opening to quota information, experiences and observations about what's in the news. Some of the comments may be reprinted to another place in the instal or in the newspaper. We animate lively, set in motion reflect on the issues of the day, and invite that you desist from particular comments and remarks that are off point.
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