Tennessee Football: 3 takeaways from Gator Bowl win over Indiana

JACKSONVILLE, FL - JANUARY 02: Eric Gray #3 of the Tennessee Volunteers celebrates after a 16-yard touchdown run to give his team the lead in the fourth quarter of the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl against the Indiana Hoosiers at TIAA Bank Field on January 2, 2020 in Jacksonville, Florida. Tennessee defeated Indiana 23-22. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

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JACKSONVILLE, FL – JANUARY 02: Eric Gray #3 of the Tennessee Volunteers celebrates after a 16-yard touchdown run to give his team the lead in the fourth quarter of the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl against the Indiana Hoosiers at TIAA Bank Field on January 2, 2020 in Jacksonville, Florida. Tennessee defeated Indiana 23-22. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

3. Tennessee pulled off some magic

I really still cannot comprehend how Tennessee won this game, it happened so quickly it feels like a blur. Tennessee was outplayed for the first 25 minutes of the second half, as Indiana played very well on both sides of the ball. But the Volunteers just stuck in there and made play after play to put themselves back into the lead.

Being able to go 82 yards and a touchdown in such a short amount of time to cut the score to 22-16, set Tennessee up for an onside kick that was executed beautifully by Paxton Brooks.

Credit to Jarrett Guarantano, for sticking in there and finishing the game strong despite getting benched at one point after two straight interceptions. Eric Gray was the dependable playmaker and finished off the comeback with a 16-yard touchdown to give the Vols the lead and eventually the victory.

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