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KNOXVILLE - Not sure what happened. Jaylen Wright’s touchdown run gave Tennessee a 38-21 lead over Florida with 7:55 remaining in Saturday’s SEC matchup in Knoxville The Tennessee defense must have thought the Gator was in the bag. Two Florida touchdowns and a successful onside kick with 17 seconds to play the Gators were on the verge on beating the Volunteers again. “Yeah, make a play. We did not want them to sit back there and pat it all day long and find a way to get off the football field and come away with a win,” said Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel. “Obviously, the hands team must find a way to come up with that one on the second attempt, and there are some things we could do better. Clock management could change that too.” After letting Florida back in the game Kamal Hadden intercepted a pass from Gators QB Anthony Richardson on the final play of the game to seal the victory. Richardson is being heralded as coming of age as a starting QB in the late rally. His pass...

MIKE BONTS The University of Tennessee football team is headed to the 30th annual Outback Bowl in Tampa, Florida as the Vols accepted an invitation to play the Northwestern Wildcats on Friday, Jan. 1, 2016. The game will kickoff at 12 Noon ET and air on ESPN2 live from Raymond James Stadium.  “We are extremely excited about the opportunity to be selected to play in the Outback Bowl on New Year’s Day,” said Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Dave Hart. "I hope our fans are energized and as excited about this announcement as our team is.  We have the most loyal fan base in the country and there’s no doubt we will have plenty of Tennessee orange in Tampa.   The Outback Bowl has a long, storied history of exciting games and Jim McVay and the Tampa Bay Bowl Association do a great job hosting the event each year.   “Butch Jones has our football program moving in the right direction, and playing in back-to-back New Year’s bowl games in Florida is further verif...