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Tennessee Football Smokey Points: Top 5 Vols Who Performed vs the Kentucky Wildcats

By Caleb Calhoun

Nov 12, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers wide receiver Josh Malone (3) and wide receiver Jauan Jennings (15) celebrate after Malone scored a touchdown against the Kentucky Wildcats during the third quarter at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 12, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers wide receiver Josh Malone (3) and wide receiver Jauan Jennings (15) celebrate after Malone scored a touchdown against the Kentucky Wildcats during the third quarter at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 12, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers running back Alvin Kamara (6) reacts after scoring a touchdown against the Kentucky Wildcats during the fourth quarter at Neyland Stadium. Tennessee won 49 to 36. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 12, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers running back Alvin Kamara (6) reacts after scoring a touchdown against the Kentucky Wildcats during the fourth quarter at Neyland Stadium. Tennessee won 49 to 36. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports /

Welcome back Alvin Kamara! After dealing with injuries dating back to the Texas A&M Aggies game, the junior running back returned with a bang on Saturday.

The Tennessee football passing attack may have been what got the offense going. But the rushing attack is what kept it there. John Kelly certainly helped with an impressive rushing performance, but Kamara was the star.

He finished with 10 carries for 128 yards and two touchdowns. Both touchdowns came in the second half alone, when he had just four carries for 69 yards.

Kamara showed himself once again to be a big-play guy, as he broke off runs of 39 yards, 29 yards, 16 yards, and 17 yards.

The 39 yard run could have been a 95-yard touchdown run if he didn’t take the wrong angle in the open field. But even so, Kamara was a star for the Tennessee football offense and helped carry it to over 300 yards rushing on the day.

Without Jalen Hurd, he now really has a chance to assert himself as a superstar in the offense. And with the offensive line finally blocking the way it should, there is no telling just how impressive he could look closing out the season.

Saturday was an impressive start in his return.

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