Dylan Sampson ran for 2 touchdowns and 132 yards and Will Brooks returned an interception for a landing as No. 14 Tennessee trounced No. 24 North Carolina State 51-10 on Saturday night time at Charlotte, N.C.
Nico Iamaleava added 211 passing yards with two landing tosses regardless of two interceptions. He ran for a landing as a part of his 65 dashing yards because the Volunteers (2-0) racked up 249 yards on the bottom.
This neutral-site matchup was awash in Tennessee orange by late within the first half.
NC State (1-1) was held to 143 yards of complete offense and 10 first downs. Grayson McCall threw for 104 yards and an interception in his first faculty sport in his hometown. He additionally misplaced two fumbles.
After it appeared the Wolfpack is perhaps driving for a tying rating by reaching the Tennessee 16-yard line, Brooks intercepted McCall and returned the ball 85 yards for a landing within the second quarter. It was a part of 13 Tennessee factors within the final seven minutes of the half, placing the Volunteers up 20-3. The half ended on Max Gilbert’s 45-yard area objective.
Tennessee posted 460 yards of complete offense on the way in which to eclipsing the 50-point mark for the second straight week.
NC State trailed 37-3 when Iamaleava was picked off for the second time, with Aydan White racing 87 yards for NC State’s solely landing of the sport late within the third quarter.
Sampson scored the sport’s first factors on an 8-yard run with 9 seconds to play within the first quarter. The Volunteers led the remainder of the way in which.
Iamaleava’s landing throw went to Miles Kitselman for 15 yards. He was nonetheless within the sport to throw to Holden Staes for an 18-yard rating with 8:22 left.
NC State dropped to 3-7 all-time on the NFL venue in its house state.
–Subject Degree Media