A trip to the Sugar Bowl will be up for grabs on Saturday afternoon, when Tennessee takes on LSU in the SEC Championship game in Georgia.
The Tigers must be disappointed that the Sugar Bowl is the only BCS Bowl open to them. LSU squandered their shot at the national championship game last week after losing to Arkansas.
LSU was a 13.5-point favorite and fell to the Razorbacks 50-48 in triple overtime.
Tigers' quarterback Matt Flynn had a solid showing in the loss, completing 22-of-47 passes for 209 yards with three touchdown passes and a touchdown run.
Jacob Hester ran in for a pair of touchdown while rushing for 126 yards on 28 carries, while Early Doucet and Demetrius Byrd each caught a TD.The usually strong LSU defense had trouble containing Arkansas running back and Heisman candidate Darren McFadden, who rushed for 206 yards and three touchdowns.
The Volunteers nearly backed into the title game after edging Kentucky 52-50 as a 3-point underdog in a quadruple overtime shootout last week.
Tennessee looked to have the game in hand with a 24-7 lead at the half before the Wildcats stormed back in the second half.
Tennessee quarterback Erik Ainge had a big game, completing 28-of-45 passes for 397 yards with seven touchdowns and three interceptions. Running back Arian Foster rushed for 118 yards on 27 carries and also caught nine passes for 98 yards with a touchdown.
The Volunteers and Tigers last met up last season when LSU defeated Tennessee 28-24 as a 4-point road favorite. In Saturday's big game, the Tigers are a 7.5-point favorite.
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