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What Josh Heupel said about roughing the passer penalty in Tennessee vs Vanderbilt
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Josh Heupel didn't see the play the hit from Jalen McMurray that drew a roughing the passer penalty late in the first half of Tennessee football 's loss to Vanderbilt .
"They just said hit him in the head," the Vols coach said.
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McMurray was called for a personal foul on Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia on a third-down play in the final minute before halftime. The No. 12 Commodores (10-2, 6-2 SEC) scored a game-tying touchdown on the following play and rolled the No. 18 Vols (8-4, 4-4) in the second half to win 45-24 on Nov. 29 at Neyland Stadium.
On the play, the Vols initially appeared to stop the Commodores on a third-and-12 attempt to force a field goal after a Pavia pass fell incomplete. McMurray hit Pavia shortly after he threw the pass. After the penalty, Vanderbilt moved into a first-and-goal at the six and scored a touchdown with 12 seconds to play before halftime.
Pavia threw a 6-yard touchdown to Tre Richardson for the score, which knotted the game 21-21.
Vanderbilt scored on its first drive of the second half and dictated the game for the final 30 minutes. The Commodores scored 24 second-half points as the Vols could not stop Pavia. UT struggled offensively and only scored three points in the second half. Max Gilbert kicked a 25-yard field goal in the third quarter after wide receiver Mike Matthews dropped a sure touchdown on a slant near the goal line.
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