Tennessee Vols WR has great response to Georgia loss
Tennessee Vols redshirt junior wide receiver Cedric Tillman had an incredible game against the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday. Tillman, a former three-star recruit who signed with Tennessee during the 2018 recruiting cycle, caught 10 passes for 200 yards and a touchdown. The Las Vegas native passed UT legend Peerless Price for the ninth-most receiving yards […]
Tennessee Vols redshirt junior wide receiver Cedric Tillman had an incredible game against the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday.
Tillman, a former three-star recruit who signed with Tennessee during the 2018 recruiting cycle, caught 10 passes for 200 yards and a touchdown.
The Las Vegas native passed UT legend Peerless Price for the ninth-most receiving yards in a game by a Vol (Price had 199 yards against Florida State in the BCS national championship game).
Tillman's yardage total is even more impressive when you consider that it came against the nation's top-rated defense.
But despite the impressive game, Tillman didn't leave Neyland Stadium in a good mood on Saturday night.
Tillman wanted a win more than anything else. He expected to win. And he didn't take solace in the fact that Tennessee's 17 points against the Bulldogs were the most that Georgia has given up this season.
"I think we played with heart," said Tillman after the 41-17 loss. "But to be completely honest, I’m a lot disappointed. Sure we may have scored more than most, but we expect that. We had our moments, but overall we have to get better."
This is an incredible response by Tillman.
It would be easy for Tillman to celebrate his incredible night (he certainly played well). But instead, he's disappointed that Tennessee didn't beat the No. 1 team in the country.
This is another great sign that UT's culture has completely changed over the last year. The losses hurt more than they did the past few years. This team is playing for each other.
And that's why they're going to be dangerous moving forward.
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