Maurer Power
True freshman quarterback
Brian Maurer earned his first career start against Georgia, marking the first start by a Tennessee true freshman quarterback since
Will McBride started against Missouri on Nov. 11, 2017. Maurer finished the game with 259 yards passing, the most by a UT true freshman quarterback in his first start since Tyler Bray had 325 at Memphis on Nov. 6, 2010.
Maurer's 205 first half passing yards were the most in a first half since Josh Dobbs had 212 in the first half against Vanderbilt in 2016.
The Ocala, Fla., native's 73-yard touchdown pass to
Marquez Callaway was his first completion inside Neyland Stadium and was Tennessee's longest pass play since Oct. 31, 2015 against Kentucky, when Dobbs connected with Josh Malone for a 75-yard touchdown. Maurer began the game 10-for-17, connecting with Callaway and
Jauan Jennings for the first two touchdown passes of his career.