Tennessee’s Jason Croom, right, celebrates with Pig Howard. Howard played a big role in setting up Croom’s game-tying touchdown reception.COLUMBIA, S.C. – The quarterback set a program record for rushing yards and accounted for more yards his team had in any game so far this season.
The freshman tailback made what might have been the game’s highlight play and had a 100-yard game of his own.
Despite the heroics of Josh Dobbs and Jalen Hurd in Tennessee’s wild rally to an overtime win at South Carolina on Saturday night, the Volunteers might not have pulled it off if not for receiver Pig Howard.
The receiver caught five passes for 109 yards and grabbed receptions of 31 and 18 yards on Tennessee’s 85-yard drive to tie the game and force overtime.
“It was a great feeling,” Howard said after the first 100-yard receiving game of his career. “I give all the credit to the coaches. They drew the X’s and the O’s, and I was fortunate enough to go out there and run my routes and get open.