No. 12 Tennessee (5-1, 2-1 SEC) defeated Arkansas (2-4, 0-2 SEC), 34-31, at Neyland Stadium during Week 7.
The Vols have split two overtime games and won a three-point regulation-decision in SEC play this season. Tennessee lost, 44-41, in overtime to Georgia and won a, 41-34, overtime contest at Mississippi State.
After defeating Arkansas in Week 7, fifth-year head coach Josh Heupel discussed the Vols having close games in SEC play this season.
"Margins are small in this league," Heupel said. "You're playing like talent every single week. A play here, a play there, changes the way the game is played. You know, for us tonight, we made it tougher than it needed to be at times. That's not taking anything away from them. In all areas of the game, and then obviously, when it's 10 to one penalty differential, you're changing the way the game is played too, so I guess we got to play a lot smarter."
Tennessee will next play at Alabama in Week 8. Kickoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. EDT and the SEC contest will be televised by ABC.
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