On Saturday night, Neyland Stadium erupted in joy after the Tennessee Volunteers beat their bitter rival Alabama Crimson Tide in the NCAA Southeastern Conference. Notably, this was their first victory since 2006, over their arch-rivals. The Vols’ quarterback, Hendon Hooker, had the game of his life, as he helped his team massively to get the win.

Notably, in that game, Hooker threw 5 touchdown passes for 385 passing yards, which got the Vols over the line. In the end, Chase McGrath’s 40-yard field goal gave them the winning moment. After the game, social media was full of praise for the Vols’ 24-year-old quarterback, Hooker, and many felt the quarterback is now the frontrunner for the Heisman Trophy.

NFL world in awe after Hendon Hooker helped the Vols beat the Crimson Tide

At the beginning of the game, the Vols completely dominated the Alabama team; however, the Crimson Tide made a spectacular comeback and almost gave the home team another heartbreaking loss. In this game, Hooker completed 21 of 30 passes with 385 passing yards with one interception; along with 5 touchdowns, he also had 56 rushing yards.

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After seeing his performance, one person said, “Hendon. Hooker. The nation better be putting respect on his name from now on. Heisman front runner.“

Another fan praised Hooker, as well as the wide receiver for the Vols, Jalin Hyatt, who equally had an impressive game.

In the game, the connection between Hyatt and Hooker was a treat to watch for many fans.

Another fan compared Hyatt with a young Tyreek Hill, and picked Hooker as the Heisman Trophy winner.

Peter Burns from ESPN, made a hilarious joke about Tennessee spending more money to keep Hooker on the team in the future.

One particular fan predicted a 3rd round pick for Hooker in the NFL draft.

Another praised Hooker’s amazing performance under immense pressure.

On the other, Hooker made an intelligent play in the final minutes to get the Vols into field goal range, which was the final play of the game and Tennessee won.

Meanwhile, one lifelong Alabama fan praised his opposition team’s quarterback and was begging the Raiders to pick Hooker, in the draft.

Another fan praised Hyatt and Hooker by using a funny meme.

One Twitter user congratulated Hooker for enjoying time with the Vols.

Meanwhile, a heartwarming video emerged after the game as Hooker had an emotional moment with his mom.

On the other hand, Alabama’s quarterback Bryce Young also had a great performance, and many praised the young QB. Young completed 35 of 52 passes with 455 yards and two touchdowns. After the game, the crowd went absolutely crazy, as they uprooted the goalpost and carried it out of the stadium; safe to say, the crowd was pretty happy with the win.

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