Tennessee loses on controversial call, a breakdown
What Happened
In a high-scoring Music City Bowl matchup, the Tennessee Volunteers face off against the Purdue Boilermakers in a back-and-forth overtime thriller. With the game tied 45-45 and fourth down looming, Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel makes the gutsy call to go for the win instead of kicking the field goal. Quarterback Hendon Hooker takes the snap and scrambles, narrowly picking up the first down to keep the drive alive. On the next play, Hooker battles his way towards the end zone, reaching the ball out as he's wrapped up. The ball comes loose, but the Tennessee sideline erupts in celebration, convinced Hooker scored the game-winning touchdown. However, the officials rule that Hooker's forward progress had been stopped, negating the apparent score. Furious, Coach Heupel pleads with the referees to review the play, insisting "it's not even close" and that Tennessee deserves the points. But the officials stand by their call, leaving the Volunteers stunned and the Boilermakers clinging to a narrow lead. Purdue then kicks a field goal to extend their advantage, ultimately securing a 48-45 victory in the hard-fought overtime battle. Earlier in the game, there was another controversial call when a Purdue player appeared to score a touchdown, but the officials ruled that his forward progress had been stopped as well. Tennessee fans had voiced their displeasure over that decision, and the late-game reversal only adds to their frustration. As the final seconds tick away, a dejected Coach Heupel can only shrug and accept the tough loss, knowing his team was denied the victory by the officiating crew's questionable rulings. The Tennessee players and fans are left distraught, feeling they were robbed of the win in a game that deserved a more definitive conclusion.
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now under overtime are there any
questions yes how upset are you that you
said graeme instead of game let's go to
the music city bowl it's fourth and two
between purdue and tennessee it's a high
scoring game 45 to 45. this one's
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game overtime fourth and two they can
kick the field goal and just get the
points but they say no we're gonna go
for it we're gutsy where tennessee
almost gets tackled runs around around
43 can't get him that's a first down
these fans understand it and [ __ ] go
what little gentle high five oh
my god what was that fourth and goal
again no field goal again going for it
touchdown seemed like he had his hand
out ball came loose no one celebrated
though and i think that you know if
someone on tennessee just starts
celebrating here i think the reps get
swayed i really do maybe i don't anyway
it looks like they didn't get it this
girl's distraught oh my god this guy
night is real oh it's a horror show but
let's look at the replay
so he's going he's digging he gets
wrapped up he's not down the shin's not
down the knees not down the ball is out
that's a good touchdown surely they will
review this
award tennessee
the points that they so
deserve
coach looks at him says what what's that
what
what are you saying what are you saying
what what they said that forward
progress had stopped huh what would you
say ruling was that forward progress had
stopped
oh you gotta be [ __ ] kidding me oh no
don't tell me that now earlier on in
this game tennessee fans were a little
upset about this play third and six
because he's running and they think
they've stopped his sport oh no he's off
it's a touchdown produce scores and it's
like well if we're worried about forward
progression blah blah blah i mean here's
them back to back they're both kind of
you know not moving not moving and
they're moving i think they're both good
touchdowns i think they got one of them
wrong so the coach is looking at the
replay and he goes it's not even close
come on
oh that's some [ __ ] and the refs
like okay hold on i'm listening hold on
coach is yelling at me okay yes can you
speak a little louder yeah they're
staying with the ruling on the field
[ __ ] kidding me
jesus so the coach is going to talk he
said let's go
let's [ __ ] go
pick it up let's go let's get a stop
don't worry we're still in this i
believe in you i don't believe at all
i'm pissed i hate these reps i want to
murder them anyway uh purdue kicks the
field goal they win the game that's it
tennessee
jobbed
this coach
just kind of accepted it pretty quick
not even gonna get mad why would he get
mad already got mad
no reason to get mad twice yeah [ __ ]
this over hey great game coach see you
later
bye oh you gotta be
[ __ ] kidding me
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