In the second quarter, Tennessee football quarterback Joey Aguilar would connect with redshirt freshman wide receiver Braylon Staley for a 73-yard touchdown, which would be the first of three touchdown passes for the new signal caller making his debut.
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Staley would finish the afternoon with 4 receptions for 95-yards, and a touchdown.
After the game, Staley was one of the selected players to meet with the media to answer questions.
"I mean, we called the play, either to me or Mike (Matthews). I felt like I had the right read on it, ran the post route and I was open. He (Joey Aguilar) threw the ball up, touchdown."
"I just felt like we felt confident in ourselves out there. I feel like we still have a lot to improve on and we're going to do that this week in practice, and I feel like it's always something to get better at. So, I think we just take up the next step forward and just continue to get better."
"I think offensively, I mean, we set the tone, but like I said, we can be way better. We left a lot on the field, too, as well. And you know, just take that step forward next week in practice.
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