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Mike Matthews was five yards behind the nearest defender Saturday afternoon during the Orange & White Game at Neyland Stadium. Tennessee’s five-star freshman wide receiver watched the ball over his right shoulder, then threw his hands up at the last minute, bending back to make the catch. From there, Matthews ran uncontested the final 25 yards of the 63-yard touchdown catch from backup quarterback Gaston Moore to tie the game at 14-14 late in the first half. “That play,” Moore said afterward, “we only had a little bit of time left before halftime and Coach (Heupel) called a shot down the field…

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