//Tennessee football Key moments from 31-27 South Carolina win

Tennessee football Key moments from 31-27 South Carolina win

Here are key moments and highlights in the Tennessee football Volunteers’ victory at the Gamecocks. In an ugly game, Tennessee football gave Vol fans everywhere plenty of reasons to believe that they would end up losing to the South Carolina Gamecocks. From allowing a touchdown on the first drive to missing on tons of third downs, there were plenty of issues. However, the Vols got the win that everybody was looking for, and they’re 1-0 for the first time since 2017. Beyond that, they are actually now on a seven-game winning streak, the longest winning streak in the nation. Jeremy Pruitt clearly has them on a roll. What happened to allow Tennessee football to get to that point in this game? Let’s break it down here. These are the key moments, turning points and highlights in the Vols’ crucial season-opening win at South Carolina. Defensive stop on second possessionAfter allowing a touchdown on the first drive, the Vols then were stopped on their first drive and forced to punt. A bad snap forced Paxton Brooks to try to make a play, which failed, and that resulted in a turnover on downs. All of a sudden, South Carolina had the ball 1st and 10 at the Tennessee 38-yard line up 7-0 and with a chance to go for the throat. That’s when the defense stepped up. Two key run stops followed by a forced incompletion got UT the ball right back. Sure, they were helped by questionable play-calling from Mike Bobo, who didn’t exploit the slant with Shi Smith like he did on the first drive, but the stop was still key. It kept Rocky Top alive when they could have been in huge trouble early. Brandon Johnson one-armed catchOn the very next drive after that defensive stop, Tennessee football needed a big play. They had brought up 3rd and 2 from their own 28-yard line and looked desperate after Eric Gray only got one yard on the previous running play. Enter Brandon Johnson, a wide receiver who sat out last year, taking a redshirt. Johnson stepped in and proved he could help fill the void left by Marquez Callaway and Jauan Jennings. Jim Chaney took a shot, and Jarrett Guarantano found Johnson down the sideline. He made a one-armed grab for a 30-yard gain, the only third down conversion of the night for the Vols. That got them going, and Guarantano had two more completions then a touchdown run. Henry To’o To’o pick-sixBoth teams traded punts once the Vols tied it up. The South Carolina Gamecocks appeared poised for another dominant drive, though, as they completed an 11-yard pass to Nick Muse on 2nd and 12 from their own 18-yard line to set up a 3rd and 1, which they converted. However, UT’s defensive front finally came alive. Collin Hill caught his own pass off a deflection to lose 11 yards. That eventually brought up a 3rd and long. After pressure from Deandre Johnson on the outside, Hill forced a pass over the middle. Henry To’o To’o picked it off and ran it the other way, playing like a running back with an epic stiff-arm in the process, for a pick-six.

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