STARKVILLE , Miss. - Tennessee faced a mountain of missed opportunities from beginning to end but somehow, someway found a way to win Saturday night in dramatic fashion. In a game where it seemed the 15th-ranked Volunteers got in their own way more times than could be counted, UT got past a vastly improved Mississippi State team 41-34 in overtime. Tennessee moves to 4-1 overall and 1-1 in the SEC. The Bulldogs suffer their first setback of the season and slip to 4-1, 0-1 in the league. The Vols’ rushing offense was stagnant until the very end when DeSean Bishop ran a 25-yard touchdown on the first play of overtime, the longest rush from scrimmage the entire day. The Bulldogs faced a fourth down play at the UT four but Arion Carter, who had a mind-blowing 17 tackles on the day, brok
No. 15 Vols outlast Mississippi State in overtime

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