re: It was not a first down Tennessee

Tbh in real time I also thought he made it, until I realized that the ball was tucked into his belly with his left hand instead of the hand he stretched over the line. Once they showed video from the other side, it was clear that the ball never made it even arguably to the line.

I looked at the replay. The ref on the far side was the only one with a view of the ball itself, and he immediately spotted the ball. No way was there anything that would even remotely support a reversal.