Tennessee senior running back DeSean Bishop rushed 32 times for 120 yards and a touchdown during last Saturday’s 27-24 loss at South Carolina.
Who knows what would have happened if he had reached 121?
Bishop’s last carry of the day was a 2-yard gain on third-and-3 to the 38-yard line of the Gamecocks with 3:38 remaining. The 5-foot-10, 215-pounder from Knoxville sustained an ankle injury on that rush and did not play again.
Had Bishop notched an extra yard on his final carry, the Volunteers may have run the clock down to two minutes with their 24-17 lead and made it much more difficult for the Gamecocks to rally. Tennessee botched its fourth-and-1 attempt, which opened the door for the hosts.
That’s all in the past, however, and the present objective is to get Bishop healthy during this open date before the Nov. 7 showdown against visiting Kentucky.