Rucker: Legendary Hooker restored Tennessee football's honor
Hendon Hooker will never play again at the college level. He suffered a serious knee injury in the Vols' loss at South Carolina on Saturday night. Hookers helped Tennessee football rise to national relevance. He started 22 games at Tennessee and will leave the program with 6,080 passing yards, 1,046 rushing yards and 68 total touchdowns. His quarterback rating is second nationally. The team that looked like a College Football Playoff team will not play in a New Year's Six game. It's a shame, because the team played the third toughest schedule in country. They didn't turn the ball over at all until Hook's knee buckled.
