Trailing 28-13 with less than eight minutes to go in regulation, Tennessee made the decision to go for a touchdown near the Alabama goal line on fourth down. Guarantano took the snap and tried to go up and over the line of scrimmage.
That decision worked out poorly as Guarantano fumbled before he got close to the goal line. The ball bounced into the end zone and Alabama’s Trevon Diggs picked it up and returned it 100 yards for a three-touchdown lead for the Crimson Tide. Alabama won 35-13.