KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Tennessee discovered it’s seventh win of the season Saturday, however it wasn’t with out a struggle from Kentucky.

The protection was in a position to maintain off Kentucky within the pink zone on their first drive, however offensively, the Vols first quarter woes continued. This time although, they featured some particular groups hiccups, starting with a missed Max Gilbert 43-yd subject objective on the Vols first drive of the sport.

That will find yourself being certainly one of three missed Gilbert subject targets towards the Wildcats.

On the following possession, a number of robust passes from Kentucky quarterback Brock Vandergriff helped the Wildcats discover the primary landing of the sport with a 27-yard catch by Josh Kattus, That will be the one breakthrough of the primary quarter, leaving the rating at 7-0 and the Vols protection with permitting the primary, first quarter landing of the season.

As the tip of the primary half neared, the Vols had been nonetheless scoreless. That was till freshman Peyton Lewis broke the first-half curse that Tennessee has been plagued with their final three video games.

Lewis punched in a 1-yard landing for the only real first half rating that Tennessee has present in now their final 4 video games. The primary landing of his collegiate profession tied the Vols at seven with the Wildcats.

Kentucky tagged on one other subject objective, driving a 10-7 lead into the half.

The second half was the identical story that Tennessee has written the final three video games, nonetheless highlighted by a Dylan Sampson surge.

Sampson gave the Vols their first lead of the night time with lower than 9 minutes remaining within the third quarter. The junior took a 7-yd run into the tip zone for not only a 14-10 benefit however his 18th landing of the 12 months.

That landing tied the Tennessee program file for touchdowns scored in a single season.

With lower than a minute left within the third, Tennessee picked up one other contact down with a 6-yard go from Vols quarterback Nico Iamaleava to Miles Kitselman. That rating closed out the quarter with Tennessee up 21-10.

Proper out of the gate within the ultimate quarter, the Wildcats introduced again the struggle, though the roar of Neyland Stadium definitely began to get to them. Their first possession of the fourth quarter was rattled with penalties – one for a false begin and one other for a delay of sport. Nonetheless the Wildcats managed to finish the drive with a 32-yard landing go from Ja’Mori Maclin to Gavin Wimsatt, the Wildcats capping it off with a 2-point conversion, placing them inside three factors of a tie, trailing 21-18.

With slightly below 10 minutes left within the sport, Tennessee fought to search out one other landing, with none apart from the man who has received it carried out for all of them season. With 4:55 on the clock, Sampson discovered the tip zone from 6-yards out, pulling the rating to 28-18.

With the landing, Sampson now holds the file for many touchdowns scored in a single season by a Vol.

Sampson is also now tied for third for essentially the most profession touchdowns scored at Tennessee, in addition to now tied for essentially the most 100-yard speeding video games in a single season after tallying 142-yards tonight.

Whereas Kentucky did it’s finest to carry again one other rating, the ball was turned again over to the Vols with 2:12 left within the sport. Tennessee hung onto the ball by the rest of the sport, ending the night time with the rating at 28-18.

Subsequent Saturday, the Vols are set to face Mississippi State at Neyland Stadium earlier than heading to Athens, Georgia on Saturday, November 16.