Tennessee's last-gasp TD pass sinks Georgia
The Sports Xchange
Oct 1, 2016
ATHENS, Ga. – Joshua Dobbs connected with Jauan Jennings on a 43-yard touchdown pass as time expired to rally 17th-ranked Tennessee to an improbable 34-31 win over No. 25 Georgia on Saturday in a Southeastern Conference game at Sanford Stadium.
Moments earlier, Jacob Eason appeared to have brought Georgia back from the brink, throwing a 47-yard touchdown pass to Riley Ridley with 10 seconds left to give Georgia the lead and an apparent come-from-behind win.
That score came after a fumble by Eason in the end zone was recovered by Tennessee's Corey Vereen with 2:57 left for a go-ahead score.
After forcing a quick three-and-out, Georgia's offense went to work, culminating with Eason's strike to Ridley for the apparent winning touchdown.
Eason finished the game by completing 17 of 28 passes for 211 yards and two scores.
Trailing 17-7 at the half, Tennessee took the third-quarter kickoff and quickly moved down the field, getting an 19-yard pass from Dobbs to Hurd to cut Georgia's lead to three with 10:31 left in the third quarter.
There was plenty more scoring to come.
A 50-yard touchdown pass from Eason to tight end Isaac Nauta extended Georgia's lead to 24-14 before the Tennessee answered on its next possession, cutting the margin back to three on a 16-yard pass to Alvin Kamara from Dobbs, who completed 16 of 26 passes for 230 yards and three touchdowns.
Kamara led Tennessee (5-0, 2-0) with 62 yards on 16 carries and Sony Michel ran for 91 yards on 16 carries for Georgia.
Georgia (3-2, 1-1) shocked the Vols by jumping out to a 17-7 halftime lead, getting a 14-yard run from Michel and 27-yard field goal from Rodrigo Blankenship to go up 10-0.
Tennessee attempted to answer, and for a moment it appeared they would when Dobbs found Hurd wide open inside the Bulldogs' 20 for what looked to be a score. Just as Hurd was about to cross the goal, cornerback Deandre Baker, who was starting his first game for Georgia, knocked the ball loose and into the arms of safety Aaron Davis for a touchback, allowing Georgia to go into the locker room up by 10.
NOTES: Tennessee played the game without starting LB Jalen Reeves-Maybin (shoulder) and CB Justin Martin, who was suspended for the game because of a a violation of team rules. The Vols were already without starting CB Cam Sutton (fractured ankle). ... Georgia was without freshman DE David Marshall, who suffered a concussion in practice last week. Marshall started last week's game at Ole Miss. ... RB Nick Chubb (ankle) did get in the game for Georgia but only carried one time, picking up 3 yards.
Oct 1, 2016
ATHENS, Ga. – Joshua Dobbs connected with Jauan Jennings on a 43-yard touchdown pass as time expired to rally 17th-ranked Tennessee to an improbable 34-31 win over No. 25 Georgia on Saturday in a Southeastern Conference game at Sanford Stadium.
Moments earlier, Jacob Eason appeared to have brought Georgia back from the brink, throwing a 47-yard touchdown pass to Riley Ridley with 10 seconds left to give Georgia the lead and an apparent come-from-behind win.
That score came after a fumble by Eason in the end zone was recovered by Tennessee's Corey Vereen with 2:57 left for a go-ahead score.
After forcing a quick three-and-out, Georgia's offense went to work, culminating with Eason's strike to Ridley for the apparent winning touchdown.
Eason finished the game by completing 17 of 28 passes for 211 yards and two scores.
Trailing 17-7 at the half, Tennessee took the third-quarter kickoff and quickly moved down the field, getting an 19-yard pass from Dobbs to Hurd to cut Georgia's lead to three with 10:31 left in the third quarter.
There was plenty more scoring to come.
A 50-yard touchdown pass from Eason to tight end Isaac Nauta extended Georgia's lead to 24-14 before the Tennessee answered on its next possession, cutting the margin back to three on a 16-yard pass to Alvin Kamara from Dobbs, who completed 16 of 26 passes for 230 yards and three touchdowns.
Kamara led Tennessee (5-0, 2-0) with 62 yards on 16 carries and Sony Michel ran for 91 yards on 16 carries for Georgia.
Georgia (3-2, 1-1) shocked the Vols by jumping out to a 17-7 halftime lead, getting a 14-yard run from Michel and 27-yard field goal from Rodrigo Blankenship to go up 10-0.
Tennessee attempted to answer, and for a moment it appeared they would when Dobbs found Hurd wide open inside the Bulldogs' 20 for what looked to be a score. Just as Hurd was about to cross the goal, cornerback Deandre Baker, who was starting his first game for Georgia, knocked the ball loose and into the arms of safety Aaron Davis for a touchback, allowing Georgia to go into the locker room up by 10.
NOTES: Tennessee played the game without starting LB Jalen Reeves-Maybin (shoulder) and CB Justin Martin, who was suspended for the game because of a a violation of team rules. The Vols were already without starting CB Cam Sutton (fractured ankle). ... Georgia was without freshman DE David Marshall, who suffered a concussion in practice last week. Marshall started last week's game at Ole Miss. ... RB Nick Chubb (ankle) did get in the game for Georgia but only carried one time, picking up 3 yards.
