Tennessee coach Derek Dooley talks to his team on the sidelines during the first half of Saturday’s game against Georgia at Neyland Satdium.KNOXVILLE — Tennessee defensive lineman Daniel Hood was in no mood to praise himself or his teammates after the Volunteers’ 20-12 loss to Georgia on Saturday night.
“They started out 3-for-3 on fourth-down conversions,” he said. “That’s embarrassing.”
The stats from the Vols’ second Southeastern Conference loss in as many games weren’t embarrassing.
UT surrendered two field goals and two touchdowns against a team that hadn’t been held to that few in its earlier victories over Ole Miss and Mississippi State, or in its only league loss to South Carolina.
The Vols gave the Bulldogs 139 rushing yards, 227 passing yards, 20 first downs, a long run of 21 and a long pass of 71.