5-star freshman quarterback Faizon Brandon won the starting job and looked pretty good through three games this season. However, a shoulder injury halted all of that against Texas in the first conference game of the season. Brandon was able to start the game against Auburn, but the injury clearly changed his ability throwing the football.
Josh Heupel turned to George MacIntyre, who has been fairly steady under center since. Following a bye week, Brandon was finally healthy enough to get a look on the field. It’s been something that we’ve talked about in recent weeks — if Tennessee is going to be such a run heavy team, why not use Brandon’s athletic ability some in certain situations?
That’s exactly what Tennessee did over the weekend against Kentucky. A new wrinkle, just a week off of debuting Mike Matthews in the wildcat look, placed Brandon back on the field. The results came instantly, resulting in a couple of big plays…