Some of those plays involved Georgia, and the Bulldogs made ESPN's list of the top 25 best plays in college football since 2000, but unfortunately, it's for all of the wrong reasons.

The Tennessee Volunteers have had some great moments since the year 2000 and some that might even be worthy of being crowned one of the best plays in college football since. Well, not if you ask ESPN.

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ESPN recently compiled a list of the top 25 best plays in college football since 2000 and the South Carolina Gamecocks made the list. The plays were voted on by writers at ESPN.

USC went on to win 28-20. There could be a list of Reggie Bush's best 25 plays at USC, but few are as iconic as his 65-yard punt return in the fog at Oregon State in 2004.

Editor’s note: All week, The Athletic looked back at the best of the first 25 years of the 2000s in college football. Also read the top 25 teams, top 25 coaches, top 25 games and top 25 programs.