Tennessee Volunteers vs. NC State Wolfpack | Full Game Highlights | ESPN College Football

[@deiradinn]

Man, very slow start by Tennessee but then bam, scored 51, covered the spread by over 30 points. Just crazy how good TN can be.

[@BlackThai15]

Can be the best just have to get over the mistakes and stay consistent

[@hodgepodge646]

Not to mention the Over. 😅

[@whurvs]

vegas was stupid for opening the spread where they did, vols look good but NC state barley beat a fcs school in there home opener, i think it was western california.. I hope we can play this good against school who are worth anything.

[@johnnymorgan5907]

​@@whurvs Western Carolina.

[@JesseSweatt]

How is that shocking you must not seen norman-lott last year and our end rusher that went to USC

[@sports3117]

We know Tennessee has a great team personnel wise offensively, but they have a very aggressive defense, which is shocking to me

[@kurtsambles5409]

yes the defense becoming very good has changed everything

[@kurtsambles5409]

the defensive line especially is amazing, best in the country

[@persistentlypathetic6820]

​@@kurtsambles5409 they will suddenly fall apart when they play Georgia

[@farmerssack]

if they didn’t make those interceptions we would’ve been 100% better

[@neylandsmaxims]

@@persistentlypathetic6820 there it is, hater with the hot take

[@Woodboyp]

Tennessee started looking pretty dominant in the 2nd half even with all the simple mistakes. I think they continue to get better every game and Nico will too.

[@Bennyhunter52]

Hope heup realizes Moore is average at best. He will take us back 5 yrs. Gone need Jake to step up

[@3197JLH-MST]

@@Bennyhunter52that’s what you took out of this game? Wow.

[@Bennyhunter52]

@@3197JLH-MST yeah looking at 2nd string qbs. Part of football my guy

[@RockyTopVol_INC]

@@Bennyhunter52dude we have George Mac and Brandon Faizon both on the way only way Gaston starts is if someone gets hurt what are you trying to say

[@Bennyhunter52]

@@RockyTopVol_INCexactly what I just said. It’s typed up there 👆🏽 🤦🏽‍♂️ I know who coming smush face 😃

[@andrewhamrick8135]

Crazy stat: NC State converted three third downs on their first drive. They didn’t convert another one the ENTIRE GAME. Awesome to see how the Tennessee defense has gotten better and better over time.

[@coltonditmore9087]

Or 4th

[@whitakerbroddy]

Really good game for us… but we have A LOT to clean up heading into SEC play in 2 weeks…. GBO

[@buckeyefan3894]

Looks like a playoff team to me! I can definitely see 10-2 and being around that 9-10 seed

[@tyedunn4944]

@@buckeyefan3894yeah I’ll be surprised if the Vols and Josh don’t make the playoffs

[@mattfortmuller5]

Finally starting to watch college football and I’m choosing Tennesse as my team even tho I’m from Delaware 😂, these jerseys are tooooo 🔥

[@DirtRoad83]

Yea the smokey greys are awesome too...they broke those out the first game

[@RichardBeaty98]

U should see the black out jersey or our Smokey Gray

[@lamonesjr4744]

Volunteers fan from Los Angeles myself GBO🍊

[@mattfortmuller5]

@@RichardBeaty98 if Smokey gray is what they wore last week then yeah they go crazy

[@jikkme]

Yo! Lived in Hockessin back in my youth.

[@NoMoTheUFO]

LET'S GO VOLS! Offense and defense played amazing. This will be a great year for Tennessee and this game was a stepping stone to clean up mistakes before SEC play. GBO! 🍊🍊🍊

[@GTLGoat]

The homecoming queen just ran over NC State’s defense

[@calebgarrett5459]

Thought I heard that too😂

[@nathanielkam8019]

they also called him dylan simpson...

[@Tennessee968]

I was thinking, what did that woman call him? 😂

[@TennManYT]

Me and my wife were so lost when we heard that 😂

[@nathanielkam8019]

@@TennManYT same

[@x416xmusic]

10-3 with 4 minutes left in the first half. NC State 16 yards away from tying the game at 10. Then Grayson McCall happened. It was like watching Mike Glennon all over again.

[@jaypeek7861]

no nico imgonnaleaveya 😅

[@x416xmusic]

@@jaypeek7861 huh?

[@pls-ef3qc]

im glad we dodged a bullet with McCall I thought he was elite out of CC I was wrong

[@x416xmusic]

@@pls-ef3qc same. Crazy smh. We got duped

[@timothys3119]

@@x416xmusic NC State was gonna get their tails whooped regardless of who was QB. UT had many self inflicted wounds in the first half, it just took a little time to settle in.

[@playmaker7331]

Nico is probably one of the best pure passers in CFB, frfr

[@kash45]

Tennessees defensive line looks amazing, only thing we need to work on is pass protection from the right tackle

[@Doomfist1132]

I just came back from this game!! Went there as a neutral Gator fan that just wanted to watch some D1 football in person for the first time and had an amazing time watching the Vols destroy NC State 😂

[@robertwhite1181]

Welcome, new Gator-hater. You are welcome here.

[@coopersmith8750]

A gator fan converted😂🫶🏻🫶🏻

[@NateJollay]

TN is fun to watch. Very entertaining style of play

[@kelseystringfield4082]

Just realized in Nico's 3 starts tennessee has won 155-10 🎉❤

[@Therealboatboy]

155-13

[@check4ninobeige]

Rude awakening when he comes down to Athens in November

[@JFord1234]

​@check4ninobeige ooohh so scary 😂

[@Matty_icee55]

@@check4ninobeigepreach it brother!!!! Go dawgs

[@brandonclark435]

​@@check4ninobeigeTennessee by fifty.

[@stevenjackson4560]

Nico is 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Been doin big thangs since his days playing for the Harbor Area Pilots!!! Keep it up UCE 🤙🏽 God Bless You 🙏🏽

[@TennManYT]

Sampson is such a beast! I knew this year he would be dominating! 💯🔥🍊

[@Hondo_O-C1anka]

I’ve been waiting my whole life to see the Vols pop off like this

[@JLovE-p6k]

Josh heuple has completely built this team from the ground up and not a whole lot of people believed in him especially coming into the sec

[@heveyweightheveyweight5399]

Lies , alot of us knew what he was bringing

[@BlackThai15]

@@JLovE-p6k the real test begins with Oklahoma

[@Mr_BigShot_Rob]

@@BlackThai15oh now that’s the real test? All week it was NC state 😭😭

[@BlackThai15]

@@Mr_BigShot_Rob I knew they would beat NC I just didn’t know if it would be easy or not, Oklahoma historically a tough match up

[@DontFretAboutIt]

He had already coached as OC for Missouri so I don't think there were a ton of people who are shocked

[@donweber6650]

Nico looks so smooth in the pocket, and even when there's pressure, he still looks calm as a cucumber.

[@alanstar9175]

Like a cucumber with mayo in the Dukes Mayo Classic.

[@websurvivor]

Yup. The play where he got flushed and the play kept dragging and he got the pass out for positive yards. That was another one of those plays that wasn't flashy for highlights, but for people who know football realize how much that shows about how good Nico is, just like the pass against UTC over the 3 linebackers.

[@donweber6650]

@@alanstar9175 🤣😂🤦🤣

[@pjbishop1988]

Cool as a cucumber, I don’t think I’ve ever heard a cucumber being described as calm. How was your cucumber? Better than the last one, last one was always fidgeting and agitated at everything.

[@thomasmint1761]

he’s great. Throws a little too hard at times

[@mattlewis2168]

I really like that Nico made the tackle on his first interception

[@jbowman2396]

Good year to be a student here!!!!

[@akwu117]

It’s good to see a lot of the classic teams playing good this season

[@ave0828]

Whats crazy is.. Tennessee played sloppy on both sides of the ball especially defense with unnecessary penalties, yet they still dominated this game.

[@travisblair3189]

Exactly. I'm excited about our potential, this year.

[@chacaabbaylee768]

The stat to know for this game is one only Vols fans will be familiar with. What is Tennessee's record when throwing a pick six, and how many points did we score in those games? The answer is not good, and less than who we were playing. This team is the best product we have seen in two decades plus. All we need to do is learn to strike multiple times early. Depth on D will help us score in the 2nd half against those top tier teams. I think we can go 11-1. Most likely 10-2, UGA and someone like Arkansas. I can see us beating Bama and OU at this point. Should be a playoff team. So AMPED!!!;

[@oVoxxy]

That pick six really wasn’t the qb fault tho lol it was a tipped ball that flew up in the air with no vols in range so it was kinda inevitable lol but yeah his passes are really accurate if that d line didn’t hit the ball that would have been a touch down lol only reason the safety made that play was because he blew his deep zone and slid up thinking it’s a run lol

[@A.I.P519]

As a Tennessee fan, I’m very happy about this win! Go Vols!!🍊🍊

[@alanstar9175]

Awesome game to watch!

[@benjamindirrim536]

Can’t wait for Josh Huepel’s revenge against OU.

[@A.I.P519]

Same here!!

[@nccamsc]

After OU’s embarrassing performance against Houston, it probably will be a slaughter.

[@corybraswell510]

It's gonna be a route

[@skipgumphrey9579]

I’m thinking you were meaning to say “rout” . A route is what a WR/TE runs. A rout is an ugly beat down. I do think the OU game will be interesting to see. Vols looking strong this season so far. NCST usually has a really good defense. RTR

[@coltonditmore9087]

The OL pushing the DL into THEIR bench was incredible

[@jarredaugustine3289]

Lez go lil cuz!!!! Dylan Sampson6️⃣💯

[@jordanevans4238]

Can we talk about holden staes hustle on nicos pic six. He's fast for a tight end.

[@Momula101]

Lava man is a BEAST GO VOLS 💪🏿

[@Sam_31824]

Sampson is elite

[@mitchellh8957]

Boy we looking good! But at the end of the day we got some stuff to work on! Overall I say we definitely in the playoff bracket.

[@DolbyWanKenobi]

“I said it’s greaaat to be a Tennessee Vol!” 🍊

[@travisblair3189]

Good ol' Rocky Top! Woooo!!"🍊🏉💪🏾

[@Zdub811]

Nico>Shedeur

[@josiahpulemau6214]

By wide margin 😂😂😂

[@jasonmalin287]

Plus he's a way better teammate,leader and person💪👏💪Colorado was losing to Nebraska either in the second or third quarter seen Shaduer shove and chastising his O line with about 5:30 to 5:20 seconds in the second or third quarter never seen anything like that it seemed like bully stuff😳🤔🙄😐😳

[@Eon320]

@@jasonmalin287even trashed his o lineman in the interview lol

[@3Js4L]

I like Tennessee QB he’s good and have a swagger 💪🏽

[@mattjones5862]

Really an insane middle 8 because of was close halfway through the 2nd and we basically had to shut it off halfway though the 3rd to keep it respectable. Go Vols.

[@corybraswell510]

Best d line in the country period!

[@LeighaLish]

Did anyone else catch Nico tackle the guy on the first INT her threw? Reminds me of when Tannehill laid out the Raider defensive lineman he threw a pick to. I like seeing QB do weird things like this.

[@cadehoover1857]

I was there and when the NC State people left, everybody started yelling by and then the big fight broke out in our section

[@SUCKMYV0LZ]

Like actually throwing fists?

[@cadehoover1857]

@@SUCKMYV0LZ yes actually it was 😂

[@alanstar9175]

Great job ESPN on the video highlight reel. Love watching the Vols stomp NC State. Nico, Sampson, White, & Brooks steamrolling for touchdowns and amazing runs. Kudos to Vols defensive line. All around championship caliber play and making a strong second half thumping finish. We're done. Looking forward to Oklahoma in a few weeks.

[@FlagTheRef]

Offensive coordinator was on fire

[@mauricegotit]

If Sampson play like this all season like he has the first 2 weeks he might win the heisman but ima wait till Tennessee play a top 10 team to say how good they are the only 2 teams right now that I know will make it to the playoffs is Texas & Georgia

[@gregoryevans8179]

Vols looked good. Gotta win all the games they’re favored and take down Georgia, Bama, or both.

[@dlmambakob]

NICOOOOOO 🗣️

[@johnnymorgan5907]

Love when Rece Davis was calling the Will Brooks Pick 6 and gave him a GIVE HIM 6!!!!

[@pwolfpapaw8474]

#35 is the man. No stupid embarrassing dancing when he made the touchdown .

[@GERONIMO326]

Looks like Tenn and Georgia are the sec kings this year. 22 all over again

[@dereklaymance1795]

Can’t wait for all the explosive plays this offense will execute this year!

[@adamc827]

Tennessee played a c- game on offense, but an A+ gone on defense. Sometimes a good D can keep pressure off an offense. Let’s also not count out Dave Doeren, hes a great defensive mind. I hope NC State can complete for the ACC.

[@paulwarren4692]

We dominated this game We were very nice to NC state for giving them points it could’ve been a lot worse Go Vols and hey Auburn this is how you beat in ACC team lol🔥🍊🔥🍊

[@JLovE-p6k]

​@@adamwazowski2021it don't even matter who sucks at this point the game was a complete Blowout and the team whos QB sucks won the game and was never even close

[@colereeder5653]

​@adamwazowski2021 Being hit as he was thrown was not his fault. Also, scoreboard lol. If the score is 51-10 stats become irrelevant

[@JFord1234]

​@adamwazowski2021 no you suck along with your comment...the f outta here

[@jasonmalin287]

Nico is one of the three best QB's wit Ward&Milrose,Next tier is Dart&Eiwers are right behind these guys👌👏🙌👍

[@spyda7591]

State should either lower the standards for the perception of their program or continue the heartbreak. All hype and constant reminders every time the lights turn on. Foh

[@thomasmint1761]

They certainly can’t lower their admission standards any further

[@applesauceJoe2332]

I want 55 from Tennessee on the giants in the future he seems like a dawg

[@bradf1015]

Sampson is a good RB

[@josiahpulemau6214]

Yeah he is

[@VFL8877]

Can you believe there were NC state fans out there who actually thought they could win this game

[@daRealB-Rex]

Because we believe in our team no matter what. That’s what true fans do. Not gonna run away and hide from a tough opponent if we can help it

[@JamesWilson-jk3yy]

​@@daRealB-Rex Real heroic bro real heroic.... Got drummed by a real football team😂😂😂

[@daRealB-Rex]

@@JamesWilson-jk3yy Oh well, can’t complain since I wasn’t on the field and couldn’t control anything. Kudos to Tennessee, they played a great game.

[@ParkerTolin]

I wasn’t very sure we would but I thought we had a chance and would’ve at least kept it close. Which we did until we threw a pic six. Our lines need to do better and we need to be more aggressive on offense. I know it’s one play but that pic six killed everything

[@VFL8877]

​@@daRealB-RexI understand believing in your team but there's also a time to be real about stuff. I keep it real about my team. If I think they're gonna lose I'll say it no matter how much I don't like it.

[@mattjones5862]

Really an insane middle 8 because of was close halfway through the 2nd and we basically had to shut it off halfway though the 3rd to keep it respectable.

[@viviennewestwoodruinedmylife]

In the last 3 games tennessee hasnt been scored on. Thats some elite Georgia level defense

[@westleyspears916]

Bro.. we gave up a pick 6.. now the defense is a different story.. either way I'm proud as a mf of this team GBO

[@themontgomeryc]

@@westleyspears916he meant the defense hasnt been scored on, not the team

[@bbking7800]

I see where your going. The defense hasn't given up a touchdown the last three games.

[@hustlecrowe9440]

LOL. the fact vols fans have to count chattanooga as a real opponent shows how desperate you all are. Georgia shuts down top 10 teams, yall shut down FCS-level QBs. LOLOLOL

[@Coolguythatexist]

@@hustlecrowe9440keep crying

[@BABWearing]

"Give him six" beautiful tip of the hat by Rece Davis.

[@metalrock1588]

This game could've easily been 58-3 if not for the pick-6...Tennessee is looking scary good roght now. NC State isn't exactly a "gimme". 51-10 is pretty impressive even not against a top 10 team

[@thomasmint1761]

yes, but that is offset by the pick six that UT had. So, it balanced out.

[@viviennewestwoodruinedmylife]

This shouldve been like 60-0 but we made some mistakes we cant make against alabama and georgia

[@utcnc7mm]

Or oklahoma Hopefully they learn from the mistakes tonight.

[@Deplorable_Garbage]

​@@utcnc7mmHouston almost beat ou.

[@utcnc7mm]

@@Deplorable_Garbage it’s a road game so you never know.

[@josiahpulemau6214]

Bama falling off like Michigan

[@utcnc7mm]

@@josiahpulemau6214 easy now, I've seen them beat us many times when we had the better team. Never underestimate them.

[@WealthyLove1]

Anyone know why Chris Fowler hasn’t been calling with Kirk ?

[@CognizantCheddar]

Sampson's good.

[@alanstar9175]

He's great!

[@peterharris6409]

Completely outclassed. NC State just doesn’t have the athletes comparatively. They also probably shouldn’t be ranked when a team like Boston College isn’t

[@kellonboykin9314]

Don't worry they won't be tomorrow

[@MRJISYTUBER]

Let’s call Nico Iamaleava “The Lava Leava” so nobody gets his name confused!

[@jaypeek7861]

no nico imgonnaleaveya 😅

[@VolsGuy404]

"La Li Lu Le Lo"

[@josh1776]

Iamaleheisman

[@josiahpulemau6214]

@@josh1776 😂😂😂

[@greenghost5009]

Tennessee lookin good and that defense lookin like an iron wall

[@BrooksOrlando]

I think Nico and Arch will end up being top 2 picks in their draft

[@BarryRomines]

So doomfist. Are you a VFL now. lol. I was at game also. Absolutely awesome. And great time to be a VOL!!!!!! Looking like 98. Watch out!!!! GBO.

[@vestalite8278]

If you are gonna use the "Give him 6" on the pick six, at least credit John Ward before saying it.

[@michaelpalmer8669]

He has credited John Ward with it in the past!

[@trav3104]

We got a lot to clean up. GBO

[@Deplorable_Garbage]

Yeah, a lot of stupid penalties fr

[@skahler]

OMG Can we talk about that first play where the offensive line literally blocked that defensive lineman all the way out of bounds and into the bench 😂😂😂 I seriously don't think I've ever seen that before 😂😂😂

[@mattharrelson7462]

I wanna talk to Sampson!

[@Plants28]

Thanks Tennessee you won me big money tonight. You're my sleeper team this season.

[@davidgordon2451]

Grayson mccall has had a very decent degredation in play since coastal

[@michaelwaters1876]

If anyone saw that scary display by NC State last week against Western Carolina,even though they won,you could have fortold they they were going to struggle against a better team.....AND SO YOU GET THIS GARBAGE DISPLAY !!! NC State better check some soles on that team,or its going to be a long year of this kind of game!!......Im EMBARRASSED to be a Pack fan.

[@aaronlantrip6400]

dont beat yourself up as a Olemiss fan we've been in this situation too and nc state in my opinion can do better if they joined the SEC to draw in good players and can help finance there football program

[@4jesus1981]

I don't think this would have happened with our team from last year. We got a very young team this year imagine it being your first year in college and you're having to play the number 7th ranked team and you've lost all your good players to the NFL or either graduation or whatever

[@zachary5149]

Tennessee should’ve scored over 60 points and allowed one field goal against the rank 24 team if it wasn’t for that pick six

[@elvi5559]

Light work 😹😹🫱🫱🫱🫱

[@curtisjohnson2187]

I've said it time and time again the way you post the video I all ready know who won before I watch why not just put the names up

[@Mike-xm1hl]

Tennessee has the best QB in the country

[@coastalcarolinafishingnc5199]

Tennessee defense is waking up

[@jonathanward1263]

I luh this team..

[@pn8812]

Good run game by Tennessee, will say the offensive line and TE’s missed a few blocks. However with the type of running backs they got a lot of that was overshadowed. Will need to clean that up in order to beat Georgia or Bama

[@Saintsuckahh]

As a bulldogs fan i am looking forward to facing Tennessee they are looking scary

[@axisbold1967]

Spraggins needs more recognition. Hes the most loyal teammate ever. Hes always ready for smoke over his teammates. Almost to a fault but you need that kind of guy on your team.

[@michaelj5541]

Not impressed at all by McCall at all through two weeks. Vols defense was incredible last night, maybe the best performance by our defense in 20 years.

[@MooseMeus]

i blame the first pick on bru. he stopped running his route.

[@BrockFalzaranoishim]

I was there and it was so fun

[@KronosCollector]

Nc state fan here. Notice how Tennessee almost always has at least 4 guys on the D-line while NC State has only 3. It’s unacceptable when you’re playing a great running team. Nc state football will never chance until the coaches actually learn from their mistakes 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@persistentlypathetic6820]

Outside of a couple games its been a very boring day of college football. All these hyped up ranked matchups just ending up in blowouts.

[@Deplorable_Garbage]

Why I don't think there should be rankings until like October. The playoff rankings are all that matters.

[@orangefruit8068]

@@Deplorable_Garbageagree

[@jaypeek7861]

did no one watch college football today most of the underdogs put up good fights. it was a good day of football.

[@22trem]

I’m sure the Logo Channel has some stuff on you would be excited to watch.

[@cblguy63]

I call TN my adopted home state having lived there 30 yrs..born n raised in Fl. As you know Tons record against UF during the '90's and thru the early 20's wasn't good...off the top of my head only 2 wins during tat time..still I root for the Vols ...y'all looking good these past few seasons, and getting better...

[@DengekiVR]

Ok Nico might actually be really good.

[@josiahpulemau6214]

Y’all need to pay more attention to highschool football out west. You’d know what you’re getting before you get it 😂

[@JFord1234]

​@@josiahpulemau6214you should pay more attention to what you comment before you actually comment

[@The_Vols_Eye]

Rocky Top is back!

[@ostrichwayne]

Good game volunteers.👍

[@markfennell1604]

I’m a Georgia fan, but Tennessee is looking good this year if they keep it up, they might be able to squeeze to one of those spots for the playoff since it’s expanded to 12 teams now

[@timothys3119]

@@markfennell1604 each season is different, nobody was a lock even in the 4 game playoff. UGA found that out last year.

[@Road2redemtion]

Vols D gon smack the taste outta Georgia this year fr

[@markfennell1604]

@@Road2redemtion yeah like every year more like Georgia 52 vols 10

[@Road2redemtion]

@@markfennell1604 you wish. Watch Uncle Lou's livestream from yesterday evening. Vols got him shook

[@na8522]

Imo the wr on tn need to go back and run routes because they seem to not know how to execute

[@Road2redemtion]

Delusional

[@hereforthecommentsection_11]

As an OU fan I really miss the shuffle pass 😭

[@RagooOKC]

I know, I had flashbacks of Quentin Griffin squirting out of there for a nice run.

[@DanielHedrick-v9c]

Dear Grayson, please do state fans a favor and go back to the Sunbelt Conference.

[@JayyVonn.]

Can someone explain to me what happened to james pearce jr

[@815scorpius7]

NCS was gonna keep it close until the pick 6.

[@JFord1234]

Could ya would ya ain't you gonna 😂

[@815scorpius7]

@@JFord1234 I'm sorry, I meant no disrespect to any NCS fans.

[@Wavegames345]

Nico is kinda good

[@Deplorable_Garbage]

Kinda 😂

[@Wavegames345]

@@Deplorable_Garbage haha no he’s very good. I’m happy they got this kid he’s what we have been needing since hooker left.

[@josiahpulemau6214]

@@Wavegames345 Fans out east and down south sleep on these kids from out west