Joe Milton finishes Tennessee Vols career in rare company
Tennessee Vols redshirt senior quarterback Joe Milton announced earlier this week that he's opting out of the Citrus Bowl against the Iowa Hawkeyes, signaling an end to his three-year UT football career. Milton transferred from Michigan to Tennessee in 2021 as one of the first major transfer additions under Josh Heupel, who had just taken […]
Tennessee Vols redshirt senior quarterback Joe Milton announced earlier this week that he's opting out of the Citrus Bowl against the Iowa Hawkeyes, signaling an end to his three-year UT football career.
Milton transferred from Michigan to Tennessee in 2021 as one of the first major transfer additions under Josh Heupel, who had just taken the Vols job a few months earlier.
Milton started his career as the starting quarterback for the Vols before suffering an injury against Pittsburgh in the second game of the 2021 season. Hendon Hooker took over for Milton and went on to have two terrific seasons as Tennessee's starting quarterback.
The 2023 season saw Milton return to the starting role for the Vols. Milton went 8-4 as the Vols' starting quarterback this past season. In total, Tennessee won 11 of Milton's 16 starts.
While the 2023 season won't be remembered for a trip to the playoff or a New Year's Six bowl, it was still a historic season for Milton.
According to Tennessee's Bill Martin, Milton finished the 2023 season as one of only six Vols quarterbacks to account for over 3,000 yards of total offense.
Milton joins Peyton Manning, Hendon Hooker, Josh Dobbs, Erik Ainge, and Tyler Bray on that list.
Milton finished the 2023 season with 2,813 passing yards and 299 rushing yards. He also accounted for 27 total touchdowns.
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