ATLANTA -- Georgia Tech quarterback TaQuon Marshall had carried the ball 44 times, and Tennessee's defense figured he was going to get it one more time on a two-point conversion try in the second overtime on Monday night.
The Volunteers guessed right, and defensive end Darrell Taylor stuffed Marshall on an option play to the right, forcing him to throw an incomplete pass while falling down to preserve Tennessee's 42-41 victory in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
The Volunteers, who had rallied back from a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter, went ahead on tailback John Kelly's 2-yard run in the second overtime.