Marlin Lane crosses the goal line with UT’s winning touchdown over Troy Saturday at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville. UT won 55-48.
KNOXVILLE – JaRon Toney heard the number and briefly paused.
The walk-on defensive back was part of a Tennessee defense that allowed a program-worst 721 yards to Troy on Saturday afternoon at Neyland Stadium.
“My reaction? That’s a lot of yards,” Toney said.
It wasn’t enough to deny the Volunteers a win, as Tennessee’s offense scored twice in the final three minutes to rescue its embarrassing defense.
“We won today, so I don’t really care about that [number],” said nickelback Eric Gordon. “We showed up when it mattered the most.”