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Vols jubilation: Tennessee upsets No. 11 Gamecocks

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photo University of Tennessee Volunteers running back Marlin Lane (15) gets past University of South Carolina Gamecocks linebacker Kaiwan Lewis (8) at Neyland Stadium, in Knoxville, Tenn., on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013.

KNOXVILLE – Marlon Walls was unable to watch.

After all, Tennessee’s football program had reached the precipice of a marquee win before, most recently against Georgia in Knoxville two weeks earlier.

So as Michael Palardy lined up a short potential game-winning field goal against 11th-ranked South Carolina in Neyland Stadium on Saturday afternoon, the fifth-year senior defensive end and other teammates turned and faced the crowd.

“Told them to let us know if it goes in,” Walls recalled.

“And the fans let us know.”