KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee coach Josh Heupel is not saying who will start at quarterback against Kentucky. The Vols are on a bye this week after a road loss at South Carolina and play No. 8 Kentucky on Saturday, Nov. 7.
The choice is between George MacIntyre and Faizon Brandon. "They're both practicing," Heupel said Monday, adding that both "practiced well today."
Brandon was hurt against Texas and later pulled during the Auburn game. He has thrown for 697 yards and seven touchdowns and run for 130 yards and three scores.
MacIntyre has started three games. He has 728 passing yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions, averaging 7.1 yards per attempt. His numbers could look better. Three of his touchdown passes were wiped out by penalties. He also made a key mistake on a fourth-and-1 play.
Heupel talked about the value of game experience. "Every exposure you have, you learn from, you gain confidence from," he said.
Kentucky, coached by Will Stein, comes in ranked eighth. Tennessee also unveiled new "dark mode" uniforms.
Raw 100.5 will post the Tennessee-Kentucky result on the sports page after the game.
Sources: Rocky Top Talk, 247Sports, Knoxville News Sentinel, The Tennessean