Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker was voted SEC Offensive Player of the Year

[VFL 89]

Congratulations Hendon! You deserve it. You have made Vol fans very proud and given us hope again!!!

 

[Carl Pickens]

And didn’t even get an invite…. F the Heisman and everyone associated with it

 

[OrangeRaid Vol #1]

Great for him. He earned it by being the ultimate team player and leader.

 

[Tnslim1]

This is a real award that actually means something and is earned unlike the all politics Heisman.

 

[WoodsmanVol]

Long live Captain Hook!!!! May his future voyages be both adventureous and successful.

 

[Hopeful Vol]

And didn’t even get an invite…. F the Heisman and everyone associated with it

Absolute disgraceful that he didn’t get a invite

 

[guido4198]

CONGRATULATIONS...!!!
Well deserved, well earned.

 

[VolRage]

Yeah but Stetson Bennett IV is a Heistman finalist. That makes a whole lot of sense to no one. You’re not the best player in your conference but a Heistman finalist. Heistman = Popularity contest.

 

[Wrangler95]

Congrats to Hendon,he sure deserved the award!

 

[johnboyhunter]

So sick of UGA fans saying Bennett is a better QB because their team outperformed TN in head to head. That's ridiculous.

UGA D has given Bennett a good chance at the Heisman.

Lets get some facts out there

Talent Gap
- UGA - 15, 5 Stars on their roster, Talent composite #2 - 5 of these 5 Stars are on Offense. 10 on Defense
- TN - 2, 5 Stars on out roster both on offense, zero on defense, Talent composite #19.

Head to head competition
UGA - #2 Ranked D
TN - #44 Ranked D (really though it was lower)

Head to head defensive ranked teams average
UGA - 51 - Best D UGA faced was #12 Kentucky & #13 LSU. Their big win against Oregon was against a team with final D ranking of #77
TN - 49 - TN faced #2 UGA, #9 Alabama, #12 Kentucky #13 LSU)

Head to Head Teams - Hooker vs Bennett (USCe, Missouri, Florida, Kentucky, LSU)
Hooker:
Passing: 1,435 Yds, 12 TDs, O INTs, 69% Completion
Rushing: 266 Yds, 3 TDs
Bennett
Passing: 1,302 Yds, 8 TDs, 3 INTs, 58% Completion
Rushing: 55 Yds, 1 TD
Overall: Hooker 123 yds, 4 more TDs, 3 Less INTs, 211 more yards rushing, 2 more rushing TDs.

Overall Per Game Average Hooker vs Bennett - Did average since Hooker played 2 less games
Completion % - 69% vs 66%
Yards: 285 vs 263
INTs: 0.18 vs 0.46 (Bennett 2.5 Times more INTs)
Rushing Yards: 39 vs 14 (almost 3X more per game)
Rushing TDs: 0.45 vs 0.53 - Only stat that Bennett marginally beat Hooker

NFL Mock Draft
Hooker - late first round or second round
Bennett - 4th round at best or UFA

DROP THE MIC

 

[TennesseeTarheel]

I found him to be a quite a pleasant young man.

 

[Buzzbait]

And yet Stetson Bennett is in the heisman vote over him. Wow

i guess we all missed the games where Stetson played some safety and he did hold for place kicks………..wait, so did Hendon.

 

[Wrangler95]

Well deserved award,one of the greatest QB's in UT history.Hope he makes a great QB in the pros!