Vols Prepare For Home Finale Against UTEP
(utsports.com) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 10/11 Tennessee will look to rebound from a disappointing result on the road at Georgia last weekend as it returns home for the final regular-season contest at Neyland Stadium this season against UTEP on Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m.
Saturday’s game will serve as Senior Day for the Volunteers, who will honor their departing seniors during a pregame ceremony before they run through the T one final time.
“You look at this group of seniors, so many guys that when I first got here, chose to stay here and have been cornerstones in building this program,” head coach Josh Heupel said. “A lot of guys that have played a lot of great football for us. Great leaders, but great individuals too, so it will be a special day to recognize them.”
Looking back on last weekend’s loss to the 12th-ranked Bulldogs, Heupel reinforced the need for the team do to the little things at an elite level.
“I said the simple things are the things that are going to matter in the game,” Heupel said in regard to Saturday’s loss in Athens. “The ordinary, everyday things and doing them at a high level. It’s signal recognition, it’s alignment, it’s no pre-snap penalties, it’s not changing the way the game is played.
“There are too many instances of Tennessee hurting Tennessee on Saturday. That’s not taking anything away from Georgia, but the things that we can control, we have to be better at. Ultimately, when you play good-on-good, those things are going to have a huge impact on the game.”
The Vols’ main focus will be putting together a complete, 60-minute performance on both sides of the ball Saturday afternoon as they look to hit their stride and remain in contention for a College Football Playoff berth.
