Today On Rocky Top: Plays From Vols’ Loss That Changed The Game

From ESPN

"Another SEC opponent. Another Oklahoma win.Behind a sharp effort from quarterback Trevor Knight and a swarming defense that forced three turnovers, the Sooners coasted past Tennessee 34-10 to remain undefeated.Here were the three plays that spearheaded Oklahoma’s victory:After Oklahoma scored a field goal on its opening drive, Tennessee came right back and was stringing together a drive of its own. Tennessee QB Justin Worley connected with Pig Howard for a 19-yard pass that pushed the Vols to the Oklahoma 40-yard line. But on the next play, Sooners defensive coordinator brought Quentin Hayes on a safety blitz. Worley never saw him coming, and Hayes belted into Worley’s blindside, knocking the ball loose. After rolling through Worley, Hayes popped up and recovered the fumble, too. The turnover not only thwarted Tennessee’s first potential scoring opportunity, it set up a Trevor Knight-to-Keith Ford touchdown pass six plays later to give the Sooners an early 10-0 lead and control of the game.Read more at ESPN"

From Bleacher Report

"Despite the lopsided final deficit, two crushing interceptions in the end zone and an offensive line performance that left quarterback Justin Worley a walking bruise, Tennessee’s direction was evident against Oklahoma.The Volunteers are getting better in a hurry.Head coach Butch Jones’ youthful team isn’t anywhere near where it wants to be yet, but the Vols battled all night at Memorial Stadium before succumbing 34-10 against the fourth-ranked Sooners.As a matter of fact, there were several ulcer-inducing moments for Oklahoma well into the fourth quarter."

From Fox Sports

"NORMAN, Okla. – The Oklahoma Sooners didn’t win the national title Saturday in Norman after beating Tennessee, 34-10.There were episodes of sloppiness and apathy, even some ignorance, too.So, why then did Saturday’s victory have a dash, a smell, a hint of a championship feel?Maybe because it was a game against a team that plays in the best conference in college football. Perhaps It was the fact the game was nationally televised, fans were asked to wear red or white in a stripe-the-stadium effect that plays well on Instagram and postcards."

From the UT Daily Beacon

"After snapping their four-game losing streak against Evansville on Tuesday, the Tennessee Lady Volunteers volleyball team traveled to Conway, South Carolina, to play in the Coastal Carolina Tournament over the weekend.To start the weekend, the Lady Vols dropped their first set against Kennesaw State University, but UT responded with three consecutive wins to claim the opener of the Coastal Carolina Tournament, 3-1 (22-25, 25-21, 25-23, 25-19) on Friday.The Lady Vols were propelled by a season-high 19 kills from Kendra Turner and 18 more from Jamie Lea.UT had two players record double-doubles as Lea added 12 digs and junior Lexi Dempsey had 44 assists – a season-high – and a team-high 13 digs."