If you were to ask Tennessee head coach Butch Jones if he would have been happy to have the ball with 2:24 to play and two timeouts in hand at Alabama with a chance to win the game, he'd have probably taken it.
He would have shaken your hand, jumped for joy and belted out a couple verses of "Rocky Top," too.
That's exactly where he found himself on Saturday, but the strength of the Alabama defense shined through when it mattered most.
Jonathan Allen came barreling through the middle of the young Tennessee offensive line, which started two true freshmen, to sack quarterback Joshua Dobbs on the Vols' final drive of the game, putting the Vols behind the sticks.