The Tennessee Volunteers suffered a heartbreaking 26-20 loss to the Florida Gators on a hail mary to end regulation Saturday at The Swamp. The loss may move the Vols out of the top-25, and they now hold a 14-19 SEC record — 2-5 over the last seven — during Butch Jones’ tenure as head coach.
Naturally, many are blaming Jones for the loss and recent Vols’ struggles. That appeared to include SEC Network analyst and former Auburn head coach Gene Chizik:
However, it turns out that quote from Chizik is completely made-up, with SEC Network anchors Dari Nowkhah and Peter Burns among those to firmly shoot it down.