Highlights:  Tennessee upsets Kentucky Montario Hardesty score the winning touchdown in overtime.  Final score Vols 30 – Wildcats 24! The winning streak continues!

GoVolsXtra: A crowd of 70,981 rolled into  Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington Kentucky on Saturday night, most dressed in blue and desperately hoping to see the streak end.  It didn’t.

Quarterback: Jonathan Crompton got off to a rocky start with an ugly interception that was returned for a touchdown, but he rallied with a strong throw on his next attempt and finished with a memorable overtime completion to Gerald Jones. He went 13-for-23 for 220 yards and a score. Read more at govolsxtra.com

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Tennessee escaped with a 30-24 overtime victory over Kentucky – its 25th in a row dating back to 1984, before any of the current players were born.

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But when Montario Hardesty ended the game with a 20-yard touchdown run in the first overtime period, both sides were talking about anything but the longest winning streak in a major college football rivalry.

Vols hold off Wildcats in OT, 30-24

SEC stiffens penalties for complaining coaches

“It’s not about the streak at all,” said UT junior Ben Martin. “It’s about each individual win.”  Read full story here

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