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Josh Heupel explains why Hendon Hooker is Tennessee’s new QB1
By Keith Farner
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Josh Heupel and Tennessee officially named Hendon Hooker as the starting quarterback on the depth chart ahead of the South Carolina game this week.
Heupel said Hooker is efficient and accurate, and gets the Vols in the right play from a pre-snap situation. He’s also decisive in the passing game and makes good decisions.
“He’s been really good with his eyes and that’s helping him be accurate with the football,” Heupel said at his Monday press conference.
Heupel also added that Hooker has been better taking care of the football with the ball in his hands, and Hooker’s been in control at the line of scrimmage.
In the win at Missouri on Saturday, Hooker was 15-for-19 passing for 225 yards and 3 touchdowns. He also rushed 15 times for 80 yards with a score, including a 19-yard run.
Hooker was also named a Manning Award Star of the Week by the Sugar Bowl. Hooker is now 2-1 as a starter with Tennessee and the offense has averaged 44 points per game and 507.7 yards per game in those 3 games.
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
