... early, play often. That is what Tennessee freshmen and Tennessee recruits should take from the Vols' opening contest of the 2009 season. Tennessee's true freshmen accounted for 154 rushing yards and three TDs on the ground, 125 receiving yards and one score through the air, and four total kick returns for 40 yards. 

Freshman Marsalis Teague led the team with six receptions for 86 yards and a score. 

Though Teague was the only true freshman to earn a start, nine other first-year Vols made their UT debuts. That group included Bleacher Report - College Football