KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee football head coach Josh Heupel announced on Monday that quarterback Joe Milton will start week one against Bowling Green.
Milton earned the starting spot after transferring from Michigan and joining the Vols after spring practices.
"At the end of the day, Joe's grasp of our offense in a short amount of time, his growth during the middle portion of training and his acceleration in what we are doing with his physical attributes and decision making led us to put the ball in his hands for the first game," Vols head coach Josh Heupel said.
The redshirt junior started five games for the Wolverines last season and made six appearances. He went 80-141 on pass attempts, 1077 passing yards with four touchdowns and four interceptions. His best game came against Indiana as he threw for 344 yards, three touchdowns, but also had two interceptions.
Hendon Hooker and Harrison Bailey will be Milton's backups at the position.
Game time against Bowling Green is at 8 p.m. on Thursday.