Join us on Wednesday, July 13th for a conversation with University of Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker about football and faith. Doors open at 6:00pm and the event starts at 6:30! A 2022 National Player of the Year candidate who is one of the top returning quarterbacks in the nation … Dynamic dual-threat graduate transfer who joined the Vols in January 2021 … Earned his undergraduate degree in public relations at Virginia Tech and spent four seasons with the Hokies prior to transferring to Knoxville … Elected to return for his sixth and final collegiate season and second season at UT … At age 24, is one of the leaders on the team … Played in 38 games with 26 career starts … Was 8-7 as a starter at Virginia Tech, completing 197-of-312 passes for 2,894 yards and 22 touchdowns through the air, while rushing for 1,033 yards on 247 carries and 15 touchdowns on the ground … Owns a 6-5 record as a starter at Tennessee with the offense averaging 39.9 points per game and 483.5 yards per game in those 11 contests … For his entire collegiate career, has put up 7,492 yards of total offense, completing 403-of-615 passes (65.5 percent) for 5,839 yards and 53 touchdowns with 10 interceptions ... Added 1,653 yards on 414 carries with 20 scores on the ground, including three 100-yard rushing games … Owns three 300-yard passing games, including two at UT … Carries a streak of 12 consecutive games with a touchdown pass into 2022, which is the third-longest streak in school history … Has produced 11 games with at least one rushing touchdown and one passing score, including five at UT … Comes from a family pedigree of quarterbacks, including his father and brother. Says his father is his biggest inspiration because he put the ball in his hand at a young age and taught him the value of hard work … Started playing football at the age of four at the local YMCA … Favorite movie is “He Got Game” … Favorite TV show is “Martin” … Co-wrote faith-based children’s scripture book called “The ABCs of Scripture for Athletes” with his brother that debuted during the 2021 holiday season … Always wanted to be like his dad and followed the career of NFL star and fellow Greensboro native Keenan Allen … Twitter handle is @henhook2 and Instagram handle is @henhook_112.