Joey Aguilar completed 15 of 22 passes for 218 yards, three touchdowns and one interception, and No. 15 Tennessee cruised to a 56-24 win over UAB on Saturday afternoon in Knoxville, Tenn.DeSean Bishop rushed for two touchdowns for Tennessee (3-1), which bounced back from an overtime loss against then-No. 6 Georgia a week ago. Star Thomas had one rushing touchdown and one receiving touchdown.Jalen Kitna completed 38 of 51 passes for 364 yards, two touchdowns and one interception for UAB (2-2). Kaleb Brown led the Blazers with 79 receiving yards to go along with a touchdown.Tennessee outgained UAB 510-394, including a 235-23 advantage in rushing yards.The Volunteers sprinted to a 21-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.Aguilar started the scoring on the opening drive, which ended with a 19-yard catch by Chris Brazzell II. The wideout caught the ball near the 10-yard line and slipped past a defender for the touchdown.Mike Matthews made it 14-0 with a 39-yard touchdown catch less than two minutes later. He beat his defender down the left sideline and caught Aguilar’s pass in stride.Bishop capped the first-quarter scoring with a 3-yard run.Tennessee increased its lead to 28-0 with 10:44 left in the half. Thomas punched in a 1-yard run to complete a 10-play, 60-yard scoring drive.
