Tennessee wide receiver Pig Howard, 2, dives for yardage in the third quarter of an NCAA college football game against Georgia in Knoxville.
KNOXVILLE – Tennessee receiver Pig Howard accumulated a career-high 116 yards of offense in the heartbreaking 34-31 overtime loss to the sixth-ranked Georgia Bulldogs.
The sophomore needed only a few more inches to make the day even better.
After the Volunteers worked their way down to Georgia’s 7-yard line on the first possession of overtime, Howard rushed to the right for 6 yards and made a dive for the pylon.
As he thrust the ball toward the goal line, it slipped from his hands and fell through the end zone out of bounds, resulting in a touchback for the Bulldogs.
Georgia’s Marshall Morgan then kicked the 42-yard game-winning field goal.