Vols Hardesty runs for touchdown in OT

A crowd of 70,981 came to Commonwealth Stadium on Saturday night, most dressed in blue and desperately hoping to see the streak end.
Tennessee escaped with a 30-24 overtime victory over Kentucky - its 25th in a row dating back to 1984, before any of the current players were born.
But when Montario Hardesty ended the game with a 20-yard touchdown run in the first overtime period, both sides were talking about anything but the longest winning streak in a major college football rivalry.
"It's not about the streak at all,'' said UT junior Ben Martin. "It's about each individual win.''
Ditto, said quarterback Jonathan Crompton.
"We weren't even thinking about that,'' said Crompton. "We wanted to win this game to get to a better bowl game.''
UT finished 7-5, 4-4 SEC, in coach Lane Kiffin's first season. The Vols will await a bowl invitation, with the Outback Bowl in Tampa, Fla., on New Year's Day a best-case scenario.
The Wildcats (7-5, 3-5 ) will go to a bowl game for a fourth consecutive year. But losing another close call to the Vols was a bitter pill to swallow and not just because of the "S" word.
"It's tough,'' said Kentucky coach Rich Brooks.
"We had a chance to do something that hadn't been done around here, finishing second in the SEC East. We failed.''


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