A crowd shot from Saturday’s Tennessee-Arkansas game is making the rounds on X after the SEC broadcast camera found a fan in the stands during the action.
The clip comes from Tennessee’s 24-17 win over Arkansas at Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, where the game kicked off at 3:15 p.m. CT on the SEC Network. In the video, a woman with long brown hair, sunglasses resting on her head and a red beaded necklace turns to the side, adjusts her hair, then looks back toward the camera after a big third down stop.
“Get these camera guys a raise,” the caption read. “SEC camera guy know the assignment” and “these camera men deserve a raise!”, another account wrote.
The scoreboard graphic places the moment in the second quarter with Tennessee up 7-0 and 8:07 left. That matches the flow of the game, since Tennessee’s touchdown came with 10:03 remaining in the quarter. The timing lined up, unlike the one from this Miami Hurricanes post that drew criticism for being totally off.
The score stayed 7-0 until halftime before Arkansas answered after the break. The Razorbacks tied it at 7 and later moved ahead 14-7, but Tennessee came back again. Max Gilbert’s field goal pulled the Vols even at 17 in the fourth quarter, and DeSean Bishop followed with an eight-yard touchdown run with 1:57 left.
Bishop finished with 19 carries for 138 yards. George MacIntyre, making his first career start at quarterback, went 18-of-29 for 247 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions.
The win pushed No. 15 Tennessee to 5-1 overall and 2-1 in SEC play. Arkansas dropped to 2-4 and 0-3 in conference action.
Saturday’s slate also produced another viral camera moment when a Texas fan’s reaction spread after Oklahoma’s late field goal beat the Longhorns in the Red River Rivalry.
Tennessee returns home next Saturday to face Alabama at Neyland Stadium on Oct. 17.
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