KNOXVILLE, Tenn.—As a nervous Neyland Stadium looked on, waiting and worrying about South Carolina having the ball down just three points with a minute to go, Tennessee's defenders brimmed with belief that they'd make a play.
Even when Gamecocks tight end Jerell Adams shed a couple of tacklers and rumbled 30 yards inside the Tennessee 20, the Volunteers were determined to get a stop.
It came when nickelback Malik Foreman jarred the ball free, and Jalen Reeves-Maybin recovered the fumble with 32 seconds left to secure a 27-24 win.
"We've just got the confidence, man, that when we need to make a play, we're going to get it done and not let them in the end zone," a beaming Reeves-Maybin said after the game.