No. 9 Tennessee (4-1, 1-1 SEC) will host Florida (3-2, 1-1 SEC) on Saturday at Neyland Stadium. Kickoff between the Vols and Gators is scheduled for 7 p.m. EDT and will be televised by ESPN.
Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel previewed the Vols entering game week in preparation for Florida. The Vols suffered their first loss of the season last week at Arkansas.
“It’s, obviously, the opportunity and time of the week where you look back at the football game and figure out how we get better, whether you win or lose,” Heupel said. “It’s important by the time that you go out on the field with the guys, you flush it and move on. As competitors, you’re only as good as your next one. Everybody in the building is disappointed with the outcome on Saturday night. You can’t do anything about that at this point other than take the lessons, push forward and continue to grow as a football team. In that way, no matter what happened the previous week, you have to move on. Guys were good, took the information and had good demeanor out on the practice field. It’s important for us that we get off to a good start and prepare the right way just like it is every single week.
“For us this week coming back home, we are excited to be back in Neyland Stadium. It’s been a month since we got the chance to play in there and see our fans. We are looking forward to seeing them. We need to create a great environment, and I know we will like always. We need the Neyland effect to be in effect on Saturday night. It’s our responsibility as a football team to prepare and practice the right way to go play. Our fans need to be a huge part of the environment and the football game. Looking forward to it. Florida is playing its best ball right now. They continue to get better throughout the course of the season. That’s really in all three phases. Defensively, they are long, athletic and have speed. Offensively, both of their quarterbacks are playing really good football right now. The offensive line is really solid.”
