# Faizon Brandon wins Tennessee's quarterback competition

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Podcast: [GoVols247: A Tennessee Volunteers athletics podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/govols247-a-tennessee-volunteers-athletics-podcast-1120727)
Published: 2026-08-25T03:34:23+00:00
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## Resource

The GoVols247 crew reacts to Faizon Brandon being named Tennessee's starting quarterback on the latest GoVols247 Podcast. Patrick Brown, Ryan Callahan and Ben McKee discuss how Brandon won the job, why Heupel went ahead and pulled the trigger, fair expectations for Brandon as a freshman and much more. They also discussed the storylines from Tennessee's second and final preseason scrimmage that took place over the weekend. (2:15) -- Faizon Brandon is named Tennessee's starting QB (9:50) -- Why Brandon was named the starter (24:02) -- Why Josh Heupel went ahead and named Brandon the starter (34:15) -- What are reasonable expectations for Tennessee with Brandon leading the way (48:33) -- The fallout from Tennessee's final preseason scrimmage

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