No. 6 Tennessee controlled the Orange Bowl from the moment toe met leather in a 31-14 win over No. 7 Clemson Friday night. Volunteers quarterback Joe Milton III, making his second start following the season-ending injury to first-team All-SEC quarterback Hendon Hooker, tossed a 46-yard touchdown to Ramel Keyton with 8:34 to play to give the Volunteers a 14-point lead that iced the game.
Milton completed 19 of 28 passes for 251 yards and three touchdowns on the night, including a 14-yard pass score to Squirrel White with five seconds to go in the third quarter to keep momentum on the Vols sideline as the teams switched sides for the final frame.
TENNESSEE WINS THE ORANGE BOWL! 🏆🍊
The Vols take down Clemson 31-14 in Miami 😤 pic.twitter.com/wBBz4vZZSr
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) December 31, 2022
No. 6 Tennessee takes down No. 7 Clemson in the Orange Bowl 🍊
Joe Milton: 19-28, 251 YD, 3 TD pic.twitter.com/21ybCLjysm
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 31, 2022