Jauan Jennings hauled in a 43-yard Hail Mary from Joshua Dobbs on the final play, giving No. 11 Tennessee a stunning 34-31 victory over No. 25 Georgia after the Bulldogs appeared to win the game on a long TD pass of their own with 10 seconds remaining.
The Vols (5-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) rallied from a double-digit deficit for the fourth time in five games. Tennessee went ahead for the first time by recovering a fumble by Georgia (3-2, 1-2) in the end zone with 2:56 to go.
Then, after the Bulldogs threw an interception but got the ball back one more time, Jacob Eason tossed a 47-yard touchdown pass to fellow freshman Riley Ridley, seemingly giving Georgia an improbable win.
An excessive celebration penalty forced the Bulldogs to kick off from the 20, and Evan Berry's 20-yard return and a penalty got the Vols in range to throw one up. Dobbs hurled a pass that the 6-foot-3 Jennings brought down.
"It was a crazy play, stuff you dream about," said Dobbs, an Alpharetta native.
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