Tennessee football got its first win of the season in impressive fashion. Tennessee defeated Syracuse 45-26 on Saturday thanks to a blistering 31-14 first half. Starting quarterback Joey Aguilar played so well that Volunteers fans may have already forgotten the name Nico Iamaleava .

Aguilar played well in his first game as the team's starter. He went 16-of-28 for 247 yards and three touchdowns. He also had six carries for 34 rushing yards.

One of his most impressive plays was a 73-yard touchdown to Braylon Staley in the second quarter.

“I came prepared,” Aguilar said. “I go into every game cool, calm and collected. [I've got] a little mellow flow to me. I get excited, obviously (on) good plays but I don't get too down on bad plays. Everybody looks to me on the team so I keep that

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