Florida wide receiver Antonio Callaway , left, crosses the goal line past Tennessee defensive back Malik Foreman, right, to score the game winning touchdown on a 63-yard pass play during the final minutes of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015, in Gainesville, Fla. Florida won 28-27. (AP Photo/John Raoux)KNOXVILLE — Tennessee’s defense was one stop away from sealing a big SEC win.
Instead the Volunteers gave up the back-breaking play, even when their defense was put in the position designed not to give up the big play.
Florida scored the game-winning touchdown when Will Grier hit Antonio Callaway for a 63-yard touchdown pass on fourth-and-14 with less than two minutes left of a 28-27 win in Gainesville.
As it did the play before the winner, Tennessee opted to rush three and drop seven into coverage with a spy designed to keep Grier from scrambling.
“We had been doing that most of the game, and what we saw on film is if you matched up the coverages to the routes, his first instinct was to run,” defensive coordinator John Jancek said after Tuesday’s practice.