Tennessee Vols steel the win from Vandi 25-24
Article by Dennis RoganKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee linebacker Jerod Mayo could only watch as a kick that could've knocked the Volunteers out of contention for a Southeastern Conference title sailed over his head.
"I saw it drifting, said 'Thank God' and just walked off the field," Mayo said.
Vanderbilt's Bryant Hahnfeldt barely missed a 49-yard field goal with 33 seconds left -- the ball grazed the upright -- and the 19th-ranked Vols escaped with a 25-24 come-from-behind win over the Commodores on Saturday.
A 33-yard field goal by Daniel Lincoln with 2:46 left capped Tennessee's second-largest fourth-quarter comeback in history. The Vols came from 17 points down in a 30-27 overtime win over LSU in 2005.
Georgia beat Kentucky earlier in the day and would have won the SEC East and a spot in the conference title game if the Vols lost. Tennessee must beat Kentucky on Saturday to earn a trip to Atlanta to face LSU for a league championship on Dec. 1.
The Vols (8-3, 5-2 Southeastern Conference) entered the final quarter down 15 points after Vandy went up 24-9 on a 2-yard pass from Mackenzi Adams to George Smith with 9:00 left in the third.
Tennessee's defense forced the Commodores (5-6, 2-6) to go three-and-out on two drives to set up touchdown passes by Erik Ainge. Ainge threw a 7-yard TD pass to Josh Briscoe, followed by a 5-yard TD pass to Austin Rogers to bring the Vols within two points with 7:14 left in the game.
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