Tennessee (3-3, 2-3 Southeastern Conference) appeared poised to take the lead when it had the ball first-and-goal at the Alabama 3. A 1-yard loss by Arian Foster was followed by quarterback Rick Clausen getting penalized for attempting a pass across the line of scrimmage.
On third-and-goal from the 15, Foster caught a swing pass. Alabama's Roman Harper jarred the ball loose near the goal line and it bounced out of the end zone with 5:08 left, giving the Tide (7-0, 5-0) the ball and stopping Tennessee's hopes of kicking a field goal.