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Tennessee benches quarterback Faizon Brandon during victory over Auburn

Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel replaced freshman quarterback Faizon Brandon with George MacIntyre during a victory against Auburn on 3 October.

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Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel benched freshman quarterback Faizon Brandon during the second quarter of their game against Auburn on 3 October at Neyland Stadium, as CBS Sports and Yahoo Sports reported. Backup quarterback George MacIntyre replaced Brandon and helped lead the team to a victory. [1][2][3][5][8]

The decision came after Brandon experienced a difficult start in his second SEC game, which included throwing an interception. Yahoo Sports noted that Brandon had been sacked 10 times by Texas in the previous week. [4][6][7]

Heupel is the head football coach at the University of Tennessee and previously coached at the University of Central Florida. Brandon plays as a quarterback for the Tennessee Volunteers. [11][12]

According to reports by CBS Sports, Yahoo Sports, AOL.com, All for Tennessee, and On3, the team chose to rely on MacIntyre to secure the win over Auburn following Brandon's early struggles. [1][5][8][9][10]

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In short

  • Faizon Brandon was benched in the second quarter against Auburn on 3 October.
  • George MacIntyre replaced Brandon and led Tennessee to a win.
  • Brandon threw an interception against Auburn one week after being sacked 10 times by Texas.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Josh Heupel made the hard call benching former 5-star Faizon Brandon, but what happens next for Tennessee?CBS Sports, 23h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]What Josh Heupel said about Faizon Brandon, benching for Tennessee footballYahoo Sports, 23h ago
  3. [3]What Josh Heupel said about Faizon Brandon, benching for Tennessee footballYahoo Sports, 23h ago
  4. [4]Tennessee benches freshman QB Faizon Brandon after rough start vs. AuburnYahoo Sports, 1d ago
  5. [5]Why did Tennessee bench Faizon Brandon? Vols pull plug on mega-hyped freshman QB in game vs AuburnYahoo Sports, 1d ago
  6. [6]Grading QB Faizon Brandon in Tennessee win over Auburn where he was benchedYahoo Sports, 1d ago
  7. [7]Grading QB Faizon Brandon in Tennessee win over Auburn where he was benchedYahoo Sports, 1d ago
  8. [8]Tennessee's Faizon Brandon benched for George MacIntyre vs AuburnAOL.com, 1d ago
  9. [9]Josh Heupel didn't mince words on why he benched Faizon Brandon for George MacIntyreAll for Tennessee, 1d ago
  10. [10]Why Josh Heupel replaced Faizon Brandon with George MacIntyre vs AuburnOn3, 1d ago

Background

  1. [11]Josh Heupel on Wikipedia
  2. [12]Faizon Brandon on Wikipedia
  3. [13]Fernando Carmona (American football) on Wikipedia
  4. [14]Josh Heupel on Grokipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 14 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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