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Celebrated too Soon-er Vols blow 17 point lead in loss to Oklahoma
Taylor White Assistant Sports Editor As No. 19 Oklahoma was driving to tie the game late in the fourth quarter, the No. 23 Tennessee football team found themselves in a familiar position. Tennessee held a 17-3 lead heading into the final period, but that lead would not hold.
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Junior Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield hit senior wide receiver Sterling Shepard in the back of the end zone to knot the score with 40 seconds remaining in the game. The Sooners would go on win to the game 31-24 in double overtime, leaving the Vols on the losing end of another fourth quarter comeback at Neyland Stadium. “I’m really, really proud of our players,” head coach Butch Jones said after the game. “They
laid it on the line and came up short. I’m very, very proud of them, the resiliency, the effort against a good football team.” Field position proved critical in the second half, but Tennessee was unable to take advantage of the breaks that came its way. It took Tennessee (1-1) two plays to reach the Oklahoma (2-0) 24 yard line on the first play of the second half. A loss of six on first down and back-to-back dropped passes, how-
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ever, ended the drive in a missed long field goal. Sophomore defensive back Todd Kelly Jr. picked off Mayfield, setting the Vols up inside the Sooner 30-yard line. On the first play of the drive, however, sophomore running back Jalen Hurd fumbled the ball backwards, resulting in a large loss. The Vols were forced to punt two plays later. See FOOTBALL on Page 11
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