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College football fans react to Tennessee’s shocking upset to South Carolina, Playoff hopes over
By Kevin Duffey
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Tennessee lost in a shocking upset to unranked South Carolina Saturday night 63-38.
The Gamecocks outplayed the Volunteers from the get-go in a landmark victory for Shane Beamer. Spencer Rattler threw for 6 touchdowns and 438 yards, as the offense racked up a whopping 603 total yards.
Saturday night was what Rattler and the Gamecocks offense were supposed to have been all season; however, the unit has struggled mightily at times, including last week against Florida. But not Saturday night.
With the loss, Tennessee’s Playoff hopes are over. That opens the door wide open for LSU, who will play Georgia in the SEC Championship Game.
Saturday night was about South Carolina and Beamer. This was the biggest home upset for South Carolina since the upset over No. 1 Alabama in 2010.
College football fans took to social media following the upset.
Tennessee going from #1 to not making the playoff in a couple weeks is wild
— We going 17-0 (@KylaAliDad) November 20, 2022
Nobody gonna be singing rocky top tonight cause Tennessee is the ones getting rocky topped. Kiss their playoff hopes goodbye
— Trenton T. Dot Hobbs (@TDotMamba) November 20, 2022
Really Tennessee… Smdh pathetic as hell. All they had to do was win the last 2 games against below average teams to get in the playoff.
— ©? (@CBTHEGOATT) November 20, 2022
Tennessee playoff chances pic.twitter.com/EJpaLoA1TM
— Matt (@UofMKwn) November 20, 2022
Can’t believe Tennessee tricked their playoffs chances like that ??♂️
— Lil Tony (@TonyEppsJr_) November 20, 2022
Lol I can’t believe I actually thought Tennessee could make the playoff. I knew they would screw it up. It was bound to happen. It’s what Tennessee does. Yes I’m emotional cause I’m pissed.
— Travis (@TSavage077) November 20, 2022
RIP Tennessee playoff hopes
— Daking1806 (@daking1806) November 20, 2022
So much for that Tennessee vs Georgia rematch in the playoff.
?#GoDawgs— Chrisitan K. (@ChristianK1010) November 20, 2022
University of Tennessee College Football Playoff T-Shirts are in!!! pic.twitter.com/k1C4mPfV1n
— Brandon Ray Bumgarner (@BigBadBumgarner) November 20, 2022
Rip Tennessee’s playoff hopes pic.twitter.com/QdMiWo1Zyl
— CFBBlueprint (@CFBBluePrint) November 20, 2022
Damn. RIP Tennessee playoff chances.
— Stevie Misses Sherry ? (@StephenMTew) November 20, 2022
RIP Tennessee playoff hopes. Like Michael Jackson used to say…
#GBO #Vols #UT #volunteers #Gamecocks pic.twitter.com/k4zlPMeaNA
— Online Imaginary Gators Head Football Coach (@saltyfan) November 20, 2022
man people were saying Tennessee deserves to be ranked in the playoff after TCU struggled today and now they are getting blown out by South Carolina
— Aaron M Segura (@Aaron__Segura) November 20, 2022
I love Tennessee went from a potential playoff contender to not even making it to ATL and now their ceiling is an NY6 bowl game ????
— Preston Walsh (@prestonnwalshh) November 20, 2022
A graduate of the University of Florida and founder of Saturday Down South, Kevin is a college football enthusiast.