TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The Alabama defense swarmed, Tennessee quarterback Josh Dobbs had nowhere to go and was sacked, fumbling the football away with 78 seconds left and a monumental upset chance wasted.
Alabama recovered the football, and no sooner than the offense took the field and went into the victory formation, you could smell it. With a 19-14 win over the Vols in hand, Crimson Tide fans stayed true to tradition and filled Bryant-Denny Stadium with the sweet scent of burning cigars.
But Tennessee’s season didn't go up in smoke in Tuscaloosa this weekend. No, not by a long shot.