Recap: Tennessee defeats Kennesaw State 42-9

Faizon Brandon was 18/26 passing for 178 yards and a touchdown. He added 47 yards on 11 rushes and another score. Daune Morris paced the backfield with 14 carries for 116 yards and a touchdown. Braylon Staley led all pass catchers with 4 grabs for 59 yards and a score.

Tennessee opened the game with a methodical eight play, 75-yard scoring drive. DeSean Bishop plunged into the end zone from three yards to open the scoring at 7-0. It seemed easy enough, but the first half would be a bit uneven for the offense the rest of the half.

Kennesaw State put together a nice drive themselves on their first attempt. The Owls dinked and dunked their way 59 yards on 13 plays and took more than half the quarter off the clock. They'd end up settling for a 35-yard field goal to draw to within 7-3.