Tennessee football was staring down another gut wrenching loss against Florida when the Gators tied the game with a 27-yard touchdown with less than a minute remaining in the game.
But in overtime the Vols found a way. A false start and Bryson Eason blowing up a screen pushed Florida back into third-and-20 on the first possession of overtime. Florida kicker Trey Smack missed wide right from 47 yards and Tennessee could win with any points.
On a night where they struggled badly, Tennessee’s offense didn’t leave it up to Max Gilbert to win. The Vols hit short passes to Holden Staes and Dont’e Thornton. The completion to Thornton set the Vols up with first-and-goal at the three-yard line. After a two-yard Dylan Sampson run, Tennessee brought out the big boys.
Going with its jumbo package, Tennessee punched it in on second-and-goal at the one-yard line. It was Dylan Sampson’s second touchdown run of the game and it gave the Vols’ 143 rushing yards on the night.
Check out the touchdown from a number of angles and looks here.
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Tennessee’s OT game winner to beat Florida in Neyland Stadium
Here’s how it happened and the immediate celebration // @rockytopinsider pic.twitter.com/c7uTBSwbLs
— Ric Butler (@Ric_Butler) October 13, 2024
DYLAN SAMPSON CALLED GAME 😤
No. 8 @Vol_Football beats Florida in OT 🍊 pic.twitter.com/LWPTsnO2gU
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) October 13, 2024
checkmate. pic.twitter.com/DckH5sclpI
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) October 13, 2024
Game winner in overtime for @Vol_Football and the celebration of the win over Florida. Dylan Sampson! 💪🏼🔥
Vols 5-1, 2-1 SEC. pic.twitter.com/AvxiQWXX92
— 99.1 THE Sports Animal (@SportsAnimal991) October 13, 2024
The man of the night, Dylan Sampson. #Vols pic.twitter.com/AfglDmRunk
— Sam Rothman (@samrothman_) October 13, 2024
