Josh Heupel previews Tennessee-Pittsburgh

Josh Heupel previews Tennessee-Pittsburgh.

Tennessee (1-0) defeated Bowling Green, 38-6, in Week 1.

The Vols will host Pittsburgh (1-0) Saturday in the Johnny Majors Classic at Neyland Stadium. Kickoff is slated for noon EDT and ESPN will televise the matchup.

First-year Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel met with media on Monday ahead of playing the Panthers.

Below is a transcript provided by the University of Tennessee of Heupel’s media availability.

Opening statement

“Just finishing up last week. After the ball game I mentioned it, but it was a unique opportunity for our staff to get out (and recruit). Really the first opportunity we’ve had to go out and see people and places, and it was awesome to get out. The staff did a great job. Obviously, you could tell we were all over the place. Awesome way to start our recruiting here this year.

“Looking forward to this weekend, awesome opportunity to get back in front of Neyland (Stadium). I talked about the crowd last week, student body in particular, was just phenomenal. We’re looking forward to a great crowd this Saturday. I think it’s fitting that we get an opportunity to honor Coach (Johnny) Majors, just what he’s meant to both programs as well.

“A lot of things that were really positive that I talked about after the game, we got a chance to see on tape as a staff. Proud of a lot of the things our players did, most importantly playing with great effort and strain. I think you saw that in all three phases of the game. A lot of our players got an opportunity to see a lot of positives on tape, some things that we’ve got to get better at, but this a great opportunity to do that here (against Pittsburgh). The focus this week is on Pitt. It’s really on us correcting the things that we can control. Got to control our preparation, and that started for us this morning. With that, I’ll open it up to some questions.”

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