Tennessee's Jalen Reeves-Maybin was ejected for kick-catch interference with targeting in the first quarter against Appalachian State on Thursday.
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Reeves-Maybin hit Jaquil Capel on a punt return with 3:09 left in the first quarter. Reeves-Maybin is one of Tennessee's best defensive players, and the ejection is the latest casualty on a controversial rule in college football.
Tennessee trailed 7-3 in the first quarter when Reeves-Maybin was ejected.