A 20-year-old man was arrested and charged with theft of property after he allegedly dressed up as a security guard to sneak into the Tennessee’s 26-10 win over Alabama on Saturday.
WBKO TV and WVLT, both citing court records, Blake Bible of Morristown was seen drinking a White Claw while wearing an Axis uniform, the security company used to work the event.
Officers, per the report, said the Axis supervisor confirmed that Bible did not work for Axis and that he stole a polo shirt and hat for the purpose of getting into the game.
DeSean Bishop rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns, lifting Tennessee over Alabama.
The Crimson Tide (5-2, 3-2 SEC) have lost consecutive regular-season games for the first time since 2007 after also losing to No. 1 Georgia last week.
Tennessee has won three of its last five games against Alabama following a run of 15 consecutive defeats. All three of those wins came at home.
The Volunteers (6-1, 3-1) relied on a stout defense and the steady play of quarterback George MacIntyre (197 passing yards) to win their third straight game. Alabama had just 201 yards of total offense, including 54 rushing, turned the ball over four times and converted on just 2 of 13 third-down attempts.
“Great win,” Tennessee coach Josh Heupel said. “Defense, suffocating, elite performance. Really proud of those guys.”
The Vols were determined to contain quarterback Keelon Russell and succeeded. He threw for 147 yards and scored the only touchdown on a 19-yard run. Alabama lost two fumbles, and Russell threw two interceptions.
“It’s a tough environment,” Russell said. “I wouldn’t say it was the environment that shook me. It was just a lack of a plan that I had. Just wasn’t playing my game today.”
Bishop had 64 rushing yards at halftime and 95 in the second half.
“At halftime, I told him he was going to have a big second half,” Heupel said. “He just smiled.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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