Hooker’s 4 TDs help Tennessee top No. 18 Kentucky 45-42

Published November 6, 2021 10:15 PM

By GARY B. GRAVES
AP Sports Writer

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Hendon Hooker threw a career-high four touchdown passes, including a 6-yard insurance score to Cedric Tillman early in the fourth quarter, and Tennessee held off No. 18 Kentucky 45-42 to halt a two-game losing streak. The Volunteers emerged from a bye to strike quickly in a back-and-forth game between border rivals that totaled 1,073 yards combined. Hooker’s final TD to Tillman with 11:40 remaining proved to be the biggest as Kentucky got within a field goal on Will Levis’ 24-yard touchdown to Izayah Cummings. The Wildcats got one last chance after Chase McGrath’s missed field goal but turned the ball over on downs.

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