Tennessee rallies to stun Indiana

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Tennessee scored two touchdowns in a late 30second span, using an onside kick to help erase a double-digit deficit and holding on to stun Indiana 23-22 in the Gator Bowl on Thursday night.

The Volunteers (8-5) closed out coach Jeremy Pruitt’s second season with their sixth consecutive victory and won their fourth straight bowl and first since 2016.

Logan Justus missed an extra point in the third quarter that turned out to be costly and was wide right on a 52-yard field goal attempt with 2:12 remaining. Justus’ kick had the distance but sailed just outside the right upright.

The Hoosiers (8-5) looked to be in control in the second half after scoring two touchdowns in a 1:13 spans, the second one coming on Jamar Johnson’s 63-yard interception return, and adding a pair of field goals.

Indiana was up 22-9 before Tennessee scored twice in the final 5 minutes to retake the lead.

CINCINNATI 38 BOSTON COLLEGE 6

Desmond Ridder ran for 105 yards and three touchdowns and threw a scoring pass to lead the No. 23 Bearcats over the Eagles in a weather-delayed Birmingham Bowl at Birmingham, Ala.

The Bearcats (11-3) reached 11 wins for the second straight season and fourth in program history, bouncing back from two straight losses to No. 15 Memphis.

The Eagles (6-7) were outgained 459-164 in total yards to finish a turbulent postseason. Coach Steve Addazio was fired and star tailback A.J. Dillon declared for the NFL draft and skipped the bowl game.

The game was interrupted by a weather delay of about 1½ hours midway through the first quarter.