Joey Aguilar completed 15 of 22 passes for 218 yards, three touchdowns and one interception, and No. 15 Tennessee cruised to a 56-24 win over UAB on Saturday afternoon in Knoxville, Tenn.
DeSean Bishop rushed for two touchdowns for Tennessee (3-1), which bounced back from an overtime loss against then-No. 6 Georgia a week ago. Star Thomas had one rushing touchdown and one receiving touchdown.
Jalen Kitna completed 38 of 51 passes for 364 yards, two touchdowns and one interception for UAB (2-2). Kaleb Brown led the Blazers with 79 receiving yards to go along with a touchdown.
Tennessee outgained UAB 510-394, including a 235-23 advantage in rushing yards.
The Volunteers sprinted to a 21-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Aguilar started the scoring on the opening drive, which ended