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Official: Josh Heupel named Tennessee's 27th head football coach
Posted on 1/27/21 at 8:34 am
Posted on 1/27/21 at 8:34 am
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Josh Heupel, the former Oklahoma quarterback who led his team to the national title, and who as an assistant coach and head coach captured conference championships at Oklahoma and UCF, has been named Tennessee's 27th head football coach, Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Danny White announced on Wednesday.
Heupel will be formally introduced during a live-streamed press conference Wednesday at 12:05 p.m. ET on UTsports.com and SEC Network.
"We looked at a number of potential candidates," White said. "Josh Heupel, who I had the privilege of working with for three years, is everything we were looking for: winning with integrity, a history of championships and the architect of explosive offenses. He is a players' coach and the kind of person the student-athletes go the extra mile for. I saw that first-hand, and you can see it in his coaching record."
With a pedigree of fast-paced and exciting teams, Heupel was named the 2018 First Year Coach of the Year by the Football Writers Association of America, and he was a finalist for the Associated Press National Coach of the Year Award, the Paul "Bear" Bryant Coach of the Year Award and the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award that same season.
"I am thrilled to be coming to Tennessee," Heupel said. "I understand that Volunteer fans are hungry for a return to the top that they so richly deserve, and it is my goal and commitment to bring a championship back to Rocky Top."
An elite playcaller with a history of explosive offenses, Heupel was the architect of a unit that ranked in the FBS top 10 in points per game in each of his three seasons as UCF head coach—eighth in 2020 (42.2), fifth in 2019 (43.4) and sixth in 2018 (43.2). The Knights also ranked in the top five in the FBS in total offense per game in each of those three seasons—second in 2020 (568.1), second in 2019 (540.5) and fourth in 2018 (522.7).
"We brought Danny White in to hire a talented coach who can be here for a long time and build a championship program," UT Knoxville Chancellor Donde Plowman said. "Coach Heupel has compiled an impressive record, and I think Vols fans can look forward to a bright and exciting future. We are delighted to welcome him and his family to Tennessee."
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Posted on 1/27/21 at 8:35 am to paperwasp
The live stream audience
Posted on 1/27/21 at 8:36 am to paperwasp
hope he does better than the other aac coaches that made the jump.
but he'll probably be gone within 4 years.
Posted on 1/27/21 at 8:39 am to 1999
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135-148 (.477)
Posted on 1/27/21 at 8:39 am to 1999
Heupel has to know that he's nothing more than a stop gap.
I'd imagine it's a high risk high reward type of deal in his mind.
I'd imagine it's a high risk high reward type of deal in his mind.
Posted on 1/27/21 at 8:40 am to paperwasp
The Next Bert....
Posted on 1/27/21 at 8:40 am to paperwasp
[Double Post]
This post was edited on 1/27/21 at 8:41 am
Posted on 1/27/21 at 8:40 am to 1999
Does Manny Diaz from temple to Miami count? He was there like a week before leaving. 
Posted on 1/27/21 at 8:42 am to OrangeEmpire
So who's defense next season gets left out to dry more often, Ole Miss or Tennessee?
Posted on 1/27/21 at 8:44 am to bamameister
Tennessee hands down
Posted on 1/27/21 at 8:47 am to CapstoneGrad06
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Does Manny Diaz from temple to Miami count?
And removing him from this list would leave only three coaches with a winning record, two of which are already gone.
Posted on 1/27/21 at 8:47 am to FairhopeTider
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The Next Bert....
Nah, I don't see Heupel marrying a Vegas show girl anytime soon
Posted on 1/27/21 at 8:48 am to OrangeEmpire
Maybe we'll get Glen Elarbee also if we have to take this pear shaped bastard, We havent had an Offensive line worth a shite in about a decade either so i guess that will be a nice change. Im just going to go ahead and assume he isnt part of this package. It wouldnt be fitting for us to accept the good part of the deal.
Posted on 1/27/21 at 8:51 am to bamameister
Ole Miss should be much improved next season with the DL and Secondary players being brought in for spring ball.
Posted on 1/27/21 at 8:51 am to themicah85
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Maybe we'll get Glen Elarbee also if we have to take this pear shaped bastard
Didn't Elarbee play at MTSU?
Posted on 1/27/21 at 8:52 am to paperwasp
Alabama's win streak was just extended to 20, guaranteed.
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Posted on 1/27/21 at 8:54 am to OrangeEmpire
Tennessee fans feeling a bit like South Carolina fans this morning. Welcome.
Posted on 1/27/21 at 8:55 am to paperwasp
Feel bad for him he’s going into a no win situation. He’s a patsy
Posted on 1/27/21 at 8:58 am to OrangeEmpire
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Heupel has to know that he's nothing more than a stop gap.
I'd imagine it's a high risk high reward type of deal in his mind
I mean he gets a raise and a new lease on his HC career out of it. UCF was going downhill in a hurry and a new AD was probably going to cut bait and bring in his own guy if they stunk it up again next season. There's pretty much zero risk in it for him.
Posted on 1/27/21 at 9:02 am to paperwasp
O/U Tenner averaging 17 pts/game in conference play?
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