Overview

• Tennessee opens the season on August 30 in the Aflac Kickoff Game against Syracuse with Joey Aguilar at quarterback.
• Aguilar transferred to Tennessee from UCLA in April, one day after former Vols QB Nico Iamaleava joined UCLA in an informal one-for-one exchange.
• He secured the starting role over redshirt freshman Jake Merklinger and true freshman George MacIntyre following split reps in summer camp.
• Heupel said Aguilar demonstrated swift assimilation of Tennessee’s offense and handled himself with confidence during scrimmages and walkthroughs.
• He threw for 3,003 yards and 23 touchdowns with 14 interceptions last season during stints at Appalachian State and UCLA.