The Tennessee Volunteers clinched their first “Alabama state championship” since 1999 this past Saturday afternoon, defeating Alabama 26-10 two weeks after downing Auburn 24-14.
For Vols senior cornerback Kayin Lee, the accomplishment was a bit more unique compared to his teammates.
The 5-foot-11, 191-pound senior from Ellenwood, Georgia, played the past three seasons at Auburn, coming up empty each time with the Tigers in the Iron Bowl. He not only tasted a long-awaited win over Alabama but intercepted Crimson Tide quarterback Keelon Russell in the end zone with 48 seconds to play, snuffing out the final hope of any kind of miracle.
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“It felt good,” Lee said Monday in a news conference. “It felt like that was my biggest welcome to Neyland Stadium moment, getting that win. The interception felt really good also.”