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Dobbs Disputes Fumble, Decisive Touchdown
The most important play within the Tennessee Titans’ season-ending loss to Jacksonville was a controversial one.
The Titans appeared to have a fairly good likelihood to drag off an upset late within the fourth quarter, main the Jaguars 16-13 and dealing with a third-and-6 at their very own 35-yard line. Tennessee had already produced two first downs on the drive, one on a terrific run-after-catch second effort by Jonathan Ward, one other on Josh Dobbs’ quarterback sneak.
However as Dobbs dropped again to cross, Jaguars security Rayshawn Jenkins blitzed untouched across the left aspect of the Titans’ offensive line, hit Dobbs’ arm and precipitated a fumble. Josh Allen picked up the ball on the 37-yard line – a number of yards forward of the place Dobbs had been hit – and sprinted into the tip zone, giving Jacksonville the decisive factors in a 20-16 victory.
However was Dobbs’ arm shifting ahead earlier than the ball got here unfastened? If that’s the case, it could have been an incomplete cross – and the Titans would merely have punted on the following play.
Dobbs, who graduated from the College of Tennessee with a 4.0 grade-point common in Aerospace Engineering in 2017, relied on his tutorial background to clarify why he thought it ought to have been dominated an incompletion – not a fumble.
“I felt like my arm was shifting ahead,” Dobbs informed media in Jacksonville. “Once you throw the ball and the ball was going ahead, after the man hits you, it appears like – I’m a physics man – fairly easy that it was going ahead.
“However as I mentioned, I haven’t seen the (replay). So I don’t know when he hit me within the act of throwing. Once you’re on the highway, they do an ideal job of not displaying replays of huge performs, so I’ll test it out on movie. However yeah, it was undoubtedly a tricky one.”
Coach Mike Vrabel hadn’t seen a replay of the play instantly after the competition both, however he didn’t problem the decision as a result of there was no must.
“(The league) appears to be like at it,” Vrabel mentioned. “All scoring performs are reviewed. There was just one recreation occurring. There was in all probability a pair set of eyes that checked out it.”
It was a tricky second half for Dobbs, who put collectively a powerful opening half, finishing 12 of 15 passes for 114 yards, good for a passer score of 120.6. His totals included the second landing cross of his profession, a 21-yard toss to tight finish Chig Okonkwo.
Along with the fourth-quarter fumble, nonetheless, Dobbs threw a third-quarter interception that led to a Jacksonville discipline objective. He accomplished eight-of-14 passes over the ultimate half-hour, totaling 65 yards.
“None of us actually had been adequate on the finish of the day,” Vrabel mentioned. “Josh did some good issues however you realize, it wasn’t about one man.”
It’s powerful to be too essential of Dobbs, after all, as he was signed off the Detroit Lions’ observe squad on Dec. 21. Eight days later, after a crash course in studying the Titans’ offense, Dobbs – a six-year NFL veteran – began his first NFL recreation, leap-frogging rookie Malik Willis within the course of. He performed fairly nicely below the circumstances in a 27-13 loss to Dallas, finishing 20 of 39 passes for 232 yards, one landing and one interception.
So, in two begins for the Titans, Dobbs completed 40-68 for 411 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. He fumbled 4 instances, shedding two.
What did he study over the previous few weeks?
“Clearly I’ve realized extra ball,” Dobbs mentioned. “(However) I wouldn’t say I realized something about myself as a result of I anticipate myself to be prepared for troublesome conditions.
“To be positioned on this state of affairs, and to have to return in and play nicely, I actually take delight in that. With my psychological disposition, how I work, how I put together, I’m grateful for the chance. As a result of I’ve been ready for this chance for a very long time. So hopefully there’s going to be extra prefer it. I’ll undoubtedly look ahead to it.”
There are lots of inquiries to be answered concerning the Titans’ quarterback place looking forward to subsequent 12 months.
Will the Titans follow Ryan Tannehill, who has a cap hit of $36.6 million in 2023, or will they transfer on? Will the Titans proceed to attempt to develop Willis – a third-round decide final April – or have they seen sufficient? Will the staff take one other quarterback within the upcoming draft?
Dobbs doesn’t know whether or not he shall be a part of the equation, however he’d love an opportunity to compete.
“Little doubt,” Dobbs mentioned. “I really like Tennessee. Shoot, I spent a variety of time in Tennessee.
“I loved the offense. I felt snug within the offense. I do know these selections aren’t made by me, so we’ll see the way it shakes out this offseason. But when the chance is offered, I’d like to be again.”
Tennessee
Childhelp delivers Thanksgiving food baskets to 200 families in East Tennessee
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – Childhelp Tennessee spent Sunday afternoon delivering Thanksgiving food baskets to 200 families across Knoxville and East Tennessee as a part of the annual Thanksgiving Basket Brigade.
Chad Schollaert, a Childhelp board member, said the boxes primarily went to foster families, where there’s a greater need for donations.
“Foster children, a lot of times they’re not coming from a stable environment. So, having a Thanksgiving meal with a family is extremely important and so is just being able to show stability and family atmosphere,” Schollaert said.
Schollaert said an effort like this takes months of planning and coordinating both meals and volunteers ahead of the big day.
“It’s been an effort for the last several months getting coordinating volunteers to deliver the meals, getting the meals. I know the staff here at Childhelp have been talking to board members and recruiting others to deliver the boxes,” Schollaert said.
Schollaert added that Childhelp is always looking for more volunteers because the more volunteers they have, the more children get help. He also said there are several other events and fundraising opportunities throughout the year. Click here for more information.
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Could the Tennessee Volunteers Host a First Round College Football Playoff Game?
Could the Tennessee Volunteers end up hosting a first round college football playoff game?
After the loss to Georgia, it looked like Tennessee was going to need some help to get their way back into the playoff, and they got more than enough help on Saturday. Alabama lost to Oklahoma, Ole Miss lost to Florida and Indiana lost to Ohio State. Three teams that were ranked ahead of Tennessee opened up a playoff spot for them this week.
Not only did it get the Volunteers back into the playoffs, it might have put them in a position to host a first round playoff game. A few things would need to happen and a lot of it will depend on what happens during conference championship week, but it’s certainly a possibility.
The five-seed, the six-seed, the seven-seed and the eight-seed all get to host for the first round. As of right now, it looks like Notre Dame is going to take one of those slots. The winner of Texas A&M vs Texas plays Georgia in the SEC Championship Game and the loser of that might take one of those spots as well. An Oregon vs Ohio State rematch is looking likely for the Big 10 Conference Championship and you would have to imagine that the loser of that game would take a host spot as well. So as of right now, it’s looking like there might only be one host spot up for grabs in the playoffs and Tennessee very well could be the team to snag it as an eighth seed.
More clarity will be provided about this when the rankings are released this Tuesday but the Volunteers had a very successful weekend of college football, needless to say.
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ESPN moves Tennessee back into College Football Playoff, gives Vols return trip to Georgia
Losses on Saturday by Indiana, Alabama and Ole Miss moved Tennessee up to No. 8 in ESPN’s new projected College Football Playoff rankings. The projection had the Vols as the No. 9 seed in the 12-team bracket, making a return trip to No. 8 Georgia in the first round of the playoffs.
The other first-round matchups were No. 12 Arizona State at No. 5 Ohio State, No. 11 Indiana at No. 6 Penn State and No. 10 SMU at No. 7 Notre Dame. Oregon was ranked No. 1 and seeded first by ESPN’s Heather Dinich.
“As long as Tennessee doesn’t lose at Vanderbilt on Saturday — and that’s hardly a guarantee — the Vols should be in the committee’s top 12 on Selection Day,” Dinich wrote, “now that Ole Miss played itself out.”
ESPN keeps Alabama at No. 12 in playoff rankings despite third loss
The College Football Playoff selection committee will release its new rankings and bracket projection Tuesday night. The official bracket will be announced on December 8.
ESPN on Saturday night had Ohio State ranked No. 2 and seeded fifth. Texas was ranked No. 3 and seeded second as the presumed SEC champion. Miami was ranked No. 6 and seeded third as the projected ACC champ and Boise State was ranked No. 10 and seeded fourth as the projected Mountain West champs.
Alabama stayed in the top 12 at No. 12 in the ESPN rankings, but was bumped out of the bracket by Arizona State, which was ranked No. 17 but would be in the field as the projected Big 12 champion.
“Alabama needs help even if it is still in the top 12 on Tuesday night,” Dinich wrote, “because the Tide would be bumped out for the Big 12 champion in this scenario. Alabama needs to beat rival Auburn and hope there is more fallout above them.”
ESPN dropped Indiana to No. 11 in its rankings. Just outside the top 12 was No. 13 Ole Miss, No. 14 South Carolina, No. 15 Texas A&M and No. 16 Clemson. BYU dropped to No. 18 after its loss at Arizona State and Colorado dropped to No. 20 after its loss at Kansas.
Tennessee at Vanderbilt, Saturday, Noon ET, ABC
Tennessee (8-2, 5-2 SEC) beat UTEP 56-0 on Senior Day at Neyland Stadium Saturday afternoon and now goes to Vanderbilt (6-5, 3-4) this week in the regular-season finale.
Indiana lost 38-15 at Ohio State, Ole Miss lost 24-17 at Florida and Alabama lost 24-3 at Oklahoma. Texas A&M also lost at Auburn for its second SEC loss.
The Tennessee-Georgia winner in the ESPN projection would advance to face No. 1 Oregon in the Rose Bowl.
Georgia can play its way out of the first round by winning the SEC Championship game. Georgia has clinched a spot in Atlanta and will face the winner of Saturday’s game between Texas and Texas A&M.
“The Vols got some help on Saturday,” Dinich wrote. “With Ole Miss and Indiana both losing, Tennessee should move up by default — not because it hammered UTEP 56-0.
“The head-to-head loss to Georgia will keep them behind the Bulldogs, which makes putting them ahead of Alabama difficult for the committee in spite of the win against the Tide.”
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