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Tennessee fans are going bonkers on social media after Vols win College World Series

The Tennessee Volunteers are national champions and Rocky Top had quite the celebration.
ByJosh Yourish|
Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello holds up the trophy after game three of the NCAA College World Series finals between Tennessee and Texas A&M
Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello holds up the trophy after game three of the NCAA College World Series finals between Tennessee and Texas A&M | Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel / USA

Tennessee fans had to hold on for dear life in Game 3 of the College World Series in Omaha last night. Tennessee extended its lead to 6-1 in the seventh inning only to allow two runs in each of the next two innings before redshirt junior Aaron Combs finally slammed the door shut and crowned his Volunteers national champs. 

At 60-13, Tennessee is the first No. 1 overall seed to win the national championship since 1999 and the first 60-win SEC team in college baseball history. It was also the Vols' first national title in any team sport since the 2009 women’s indoor track and field championship and the fans from Rocky Top made sure to enjoy it. 

Combs’ ninth-inning heroics, after allowing the two runs, of course, will be something that Tennessee fans remember for a long time. 

For Tennessee fans, this national title was about way more than just baseball. It was a moment for the entire athletic department and fanbase to announce that they are back in the national spotlight after a challenging decade. 

To punctuate that fact, both Josh Heupel and Rick Barnes were in attendance and celebrated with Tony Vitello on the field in Omaha. 

Barnes had a disappointing end to his team’s season, falling short against Purdue in the Elite Eight, but it was still the best arguably the most successful one in program history. 

Mostly every Tennessee fan shared this feeling: 

And others wanted to bask in the glory as long as possible. Even in a crowded night of sports with Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final drawing plenty of national attention, there was more than enough Vols celebratory content to pull an all-nighter. 

After all the celebrations we know that every Vols supporter fell asleep to this wonderful song: 

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