Video: Tennessee Fans Remove Goal Posts from Neyland Stadium After Alabama Upset

Paul KasabianFeatured Columnist IIOctober 16, 2022

Tennessee fans tear down the goal post after defeating Alabama 52-49 in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)

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Tennessee football fans stormed the Neyland Stadium gridiron, tore down the goalposts and took them off the field to parts unknown after the No. 6 Volunteers defeated the No. 3 Alabama Crimson Tide 52-49 in college football action on Saturday.

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UPDATE: The uprights are on their way out of the stadium. <a href="https://t.co/VsjSkWnAag">pic.twitter.com/VsjSkWnAag</a>

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The goalposts have exited Neyland <a href="https://t.co/aBzqlMu8XZ">pic.twitter.com/aBzqlMu8XZ</a>

One of the greatest college football games in recent memory ended with Chase McGrath's game-winning, knuckleball 40-yard field goal as time expired.

He sent the stadium into a frenzy as the Vols beat Alabama for the first time since 2006, or one year before Nick Saban became the Crimson Tide head coach.

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TENNESSEE TAKES DOWN ALABAMA AND THE FANS ARE STORMING THE FIELD AT NEYLAND STADIUM. WHAT A WIN FOR THE VOLS. <a href="https://t.co/1MkxrkyxBA">pic.twitter.com/1MkxrkyxBA</a>

Wideout Jalin Hyatt starred for the Vols thanks to six catches for 207 yards and five touchdowns.

The goalposts took a stroll through Knoxville on Saturday, with numerous people on the ground reporting back to the masses on their whereabouts.

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Update: the goalpost has made its way on the streets of Knoxville 😅 (via <a href="https://twitter.com/JordanShirles47?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JordanShirles47</a>)<a href="https://t.co/7kZEFymX1H">pic.twitter.com/7kZEFymX1H</a>

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THE GOAL POST IS ON THE STRIP. I repeat. THE GOAL POST IS ON THE STRIP. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GBO?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GBO</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Tennessee?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Tennessee</a> <a href="https://t.co/ae6jtTs7QM">pic.twitter.com/ae6jtTs7QM</a>

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The Vols will need replacement goalposts by Saturday when they host UT Martin, although that appears to be a minor detail amid the ecstasy of beating Alabama for the first time in 16 years, moving to 6-0 and entering the driver's seat for a College Football Playoff berth.