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Tennessee snaps losing streak to Florida with epic comeback

For the first time since 2004, Tennessee has beaten Florida. The Volunteers snapped an 11-game losing streak to the Gators with a 38–28 comeback win in Neyland Stadium. Here are three thoughts on the pivotal Tennessee victory.

1. It looked like Austin Appleby’s game. It became Josh Dobbs’s instead

Tennessee quarterback Josh Dobbs entered the game as one of the nation’s most maligned players. Despite the Vols’ undefeated record, Dobbs’s inconsistent performances against Appalachian State and Ohio gave the fan base pause and branded him as one of the more overhyped players in the country.