In 2005, Tennessee football was trailing on the road 21-0 to the LSU Tigers. LSU was in the top 5 at the time, and this was Les Miles’s first home game. The Vols had switched quarterbacks from Erik Ainge to Rick Clausen late in the second quarter, but after a Gerald Riggs Jr. fumble for UT’s third turnover, all hope seemed lost.
The Tigers had scored touchdowns off the first two turnovers. And they were poised to put this game out of reach. But a Vol who walked onto the program was the one to step up and rejuvenate the defense.