On third-and-12, redshirt sophomore walk-on cornerback William Wright intercepted Dresser Winn at the 18 and had a 5-yard return out to the 23. With a little less than four minutes remaining in the first quarter, the Vols were up 14-7 and the Skyhawks had driven to the Tennessee 31. "I'll do whatever I can do to help the team win - whether that's throwing the ball, running the ball, catching the ball, being on the punt team or going out and hitting somebody in the face," Fant said. He collected his first collegiate rushing score from 2 yards out in last week's 52-49 upset of Alabama.Īs far as throwing the ball, Fant said he has stood at midfield in practice and hit a goal post.
I'm proud of him."įant, a 6-foot-2, 245-pounder from Nashville, began his Tennessee career as a running back, carrying three times for 7 yards as a redshirt freshman in 2018. "I was able to watch Jalin catch it, and I was so happy he caught it. (Quarterbacks) coach (Joey) Halzle said, 'Man, you've got an arm,' so whenever my number was going to be called, I was going to be ready for it. I joke around and throw the ball all the time in practice, and I throw it far. "We were definitely talking about it this week. "It's something we had been practicing and something we had been talking about," Fant said. Hyatt actually bobbled Fant's lengthy throw before scoring. With the Skyhawks trying to track down Fant, he pulled up and found Hyatt alone past their secondary. 3 Volunteers were already cruising with a 45-7 lead and had just taken starting quarterback Hendon Hooker out of the mismatch when backup quarterback Joe Milton threw a pass behind the line to Fant. "He obviously did a really nice job today." It's year two, and we're obviously more comfortable with our personnel. "It's just a skill set he's uniquely had," Tennessee coach Josh Heupel said, "and it's something that we worked on during the offseason. Fant had one catch for 17 yards, and his most memorable play was a 66-yard scoring pass late in the first half to Jalin Hyatt. Tennessee's sixth-year senior tight end had touchdown rushes of 1 and 11 yards during Saturday afternoon's 65-24 demolition of UT Martin inside Neyland Stadium, bouncing the 11-yard score outside.
KNOXVILLE - It's never too late to enter Princeton Fant in the Paul Hornung Award conversation as college football's most versatile player.
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