Tennessee 52, Alabama 49: Josh Heupel said “everybody’s lighting a cigar tonight”

Jalin Hyatt, Tennessee wide receiver

To be honest, I didn’t know I was going to have five touchdowns. That’s a lot.

Josh Heupel, Tennessee head coach

Hey, it’s about this team. This is for our former players, our fans. We know what this means … everybody’s lighting a cigar tonight!

Hendon Hooker, Tennessee quarterback

We approach every game the same. It's just another day at the office, and that's how we approached it today.

Chase McGrath, Tennessee kicker

It's amazing. Especially with this fan base, you know, all of those years. For us to be able to come out with a win tonight and see everybody's reaction, it's a real blessing and it's an awesome night.

Nick Saban, Alabama head coach

They were blitzing. They had a loaded box a lot, and we thought we could make plays in the passing game.

Nick Saban, Alabama head coach

We didn't answer the bell today. Obviously, there's a lot of work to be done. Way too many penalties.

Henry To'oTo'o, Alabama linebacker

They played hard. We didn't execute. Shot ourselves in the foot the whole game and just gotta clean it up.

Henry To'oTo'o, Alabama linebacker

We got a long season left. We'll see them.

Alabama Athletics

The No. 3/1 Alabama football team fell at No. 6/8 Tennessee, 52-49, Saturday night following a 40-yard Vols field goal that sailed through the uprights as time expired.

Associated Press

Chase McGrath made a 40-yard field goal as time expired to give No. 6 Tennessee a 52-49 victory over No. 3 Alabama on Saturday.

It was a wild back-and-forth game in which the Vols led 28-10 early and appeared to be headed for a gut-wrenching defeat when the Crimson Tide took a 49-42 lead on a fumble returned to the house midway through the fourth quarter.