Rocky Top Reset

Josh Heupel, Tennessee’s fifth head coach since 2008, brings a new, offensive-oriented approach to Knoxville

MIKE WILSON

Josh Heupel stood within the confines of Neyland Stadium in late January and thought back six years prior. The former Oklahoma quarterback was fired then as the Sooners’ co-offensive coordinator, ending a nine-year coaching stint at his alma mater under his former coach Bob Stoops. “It gave me a chance in some ways just to restart and look at what I wanted to do on the offensive side of the football,” said Heupel of his firing on Jan. 6, 2015. Heupel figured it out, riding his offensive brilliance to coordinator opportunities at Utah State and Missouri and a head-coaching gig at UCF. Now, he’s restarting a Tennessee football program that’s in shambles once again. Tennessee hired Heupel after three years at UCF to replace Jeremy Pruitt, who was fired after…

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Athlon Sports (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2021 SEC College Football

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