KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Moral victories don't count for much in college football . But even in defeat, lessons are learned and silver linings can be found. No. 15 Tennessee suffered a crushing 44-41 overtime loss to No. 6 Georgia Saturday night, extending the Vols' losing streak to the Bulldogs to nine games.
Tennessee had multiple chances to either win or take a potentially decisive lead, with a raucous home crowd behind it, but failed to take advantage. Coaches and players alike were left with a sour taste in their mouth and thoughts of what could have been.
In Tennessee coach Josh Heupel's own words:
"Tonight, man, it's going to hurt. We need to drink all that in and taste all of it, because if we're going to move forward and be the team that we're capable of, this feeling tonight