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Josh Heupel details a misnomer about his offense

Josh Heupel details a misnomer about his offense.

The 2021 Southeastern Conference football media days are taking place July 19-22 at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham-Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Alabama.

First-year Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel took part in SEC media days on Tuesday.

Heupel discussed philosophies and how there is a misnomer about his offense not being balanced.

“I think that’s the misnomer about what we do offensively,” Heupel said. “You look at, when we were at Missouri, we set a Power Five record for the fewest amount of zero negative yard plays and then reset the record the following year. When we took over at Missouri, they were 125th in the country in total offense. We ended up leading the league for two straight years in total offense.

“We’re very balanced in our approach. You look at our numbers, run and pass, we’re extremely balanced, so our ability for us, it really starts with the run game. It starts with the five guys up front, your tight ends, if they’re playing. They’re located in the core. Then our running backs have to be great with the football in their hands. That is a position that we’re relatively young at, were hit by the transfer portal, but really like the guys that we have on campus.”

Josh Heupel’s quarterbacks by the numbers

Josh Heupel’s running backs by the numbers

Josh Heupel’s wide receivers by the numbers

Josh Heupel’s tight ends by the numbers

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JT Daniels discusses his time with Velus Jones Jr. at USC

Georgia quarterback JT Daniels discusses playing with Velus Jones Jr. at USC.

The 2021 Southeastern Conference football media days is taking place July 19-22 at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham-Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Alabama.

Georgia quarterback JT Daniels took part in SEC media days on Tuesday.

Daniels transferred to Georgia from USC in May 2020. He played alongside wide receiver Velus Jones Jr. at USC from 2018-19.

Jones Jr. transferred to Tennessee in Jan. 2020.

During Daniels’ SEC media days appearance, he discussed playing with Jones Jr. at USC.

“Velus and I are really good friends,” Daniels said. “When I was going into my freshman year, I graduated a whole year early, so I didn’t get to do spring. During that spring period going into USC, I would come up to USC and spend the weekend or spend almost the whole week there to watch spring practice and try and learn, and I stayed with Velus.

“Velus and I have been really good friends since I was 17, so he’s just a really good guy. I’m pumped to see him succeeding back in the South where he’s from, having a good time.”

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SEC media days: Dan Mullen discusses Josh Heupel’s offense being a challenge

The 2021 Southeastern Conference football media days is taking place July 19-22 at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham-Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Alabama.

Florida head coach Dan Mullen took part on the first day of SEC media days on Monday.

Mullen was asked about Josh Heupel being hired as Tennessee’s head coach.

“I don’t know that I ever faced him,” Mullen said of Heupel. “I know he’s been successful everywhere he’s been throughout his career, and so, I think he’ll bring a lot of excitement.

“I know, offensively, they’re always a challenge. They’re an exciting team to watch, have a great system, put up some big numbers, so it will be a great challenge to finally get the opportunity to go against him.”

Tennessee will play at Florida on Sept. 25.

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SEC media days: Discussing Josh Heupel at UT, his tenure in relation to Dennis Franchione at Alabama

SEC media days: Discussing Josh Heupel’s Tennessee tenure in relation to Dennis Franchione at Alabama

The 2021 Southeastern Conference football media days will take place July 19-22 at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham-Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Alabama.

First-year Vols’ head coach Josh Heupel will join Tennessee student-athletes Velus Jones Jr. and Alontae Taylor at SEC media days on July 20.

Ahead of SEC media days, Pete Fiutak of College Football News joined the show “Tennessee Two-A-Days” to discuss the 2021 season and Tennessee under Heupel.

Fiutak discussed how Tennessee’s program and Heupel as a head coach should not be under sold.

A topic of discussion was Heupel at Tennessee in relation to when Dennis Franchione served as Alabama’s head coach (2001-02) before NCAA sanctions hampered the Crimson Tide’s program.

Alabama coach Dennis Franchione is shown in Sept. 2001. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

Franchione was hired as Alabama’s head coach in Nov. 2000. He replaced Mike DuBose who was fired following a 3-8 season in 2000.

Franchione inherited NCAA sanctions, like Heupel is expected at Tennessee.

Alabama’s sanctions were announced heading into Franchione’s second season with the Crimson Tide in Feb. 2002. The Crimson Tide received five years probation, including a two-year postseason ban due to a recruiting scandal in which boosters were accused of paying money for players. Alabama also received scholarship reductions.

Franchione led Alabama to a 10-3 season in 2002 and ended the Crimson Tide’s seven-year losing streak to Tennessee. After finishing 17-8 in two seasons at Alabama, Franchione departed the Crimson Tide to become Texas A&M’s head coach.

His departure came before scholarship reductions hampered Alabama’s program.

Josh Heupel, Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire

Tennessee fired head coach Jeremy Pruitt with cause on Jan. 18 after an investigation showed evidence of multiple Level I and Level II NCAA recruiting rules violations during his tenure.

Tennessee is awaiting sanctions from the NCAA.

Below is commentary of discussing Heupel at Tennessee following Pruitt’s departure due to violations and when Franchione was hired at Alabama with NCAA sanctions forthcoming.

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SEC media days: Phil Steele discusses Tennessee football

The 2021 Southeastern Conference football media days will take place July 19-22 at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham-Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Alabama.

First-year Vols’ head coach Josh Heupel will join Tennessee student-athletes Velus Jones Jr. and Alontae Taylor at SEC media days on July 20.

Ahead of SEC media days, Phil Steele joined the show “Tennessee Two-A-Days” to discuss the 2021 college football season and his magazine, Phil Steele’s College Football Preview.

The show can be listened to here or below as Steele discusses Tennessee football under Heupel, Alex Golesh and the Vols’ quarterback battle.

2021 Southeastern Conference media days student-athlete attendees

2021 Southeastern Conference football media days schedule

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Vols’ student-athletes announced for 2021 SEC media days

Vols’ student-athletes announced for 2021 SEC media days.

The 2021 Southeastern Conference media days will take place July 19-22 at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham-Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Alabama.

On Wednesday, the SEC announced student-athletes that will attend media days.

2021 SEC media days student-athlete attendees

Alabama
Phidarian Mathis, DL, Senior
John Metchie III, WR, Junior

Arkansas
Myron Cunningham, OL, Senior
Grant Morgan, LB, Senior

Auburn
Bo Nix, QB, Junior
Owen Pappoe, LB, Junior

Florida
Zach Carter, DL, Senior
Ventrell Miller, LB, Senior

Georgia
JT Daniels, QB, Junior
Jordan Davis, DL, Senior

Kentucky
Darian Kinnard, OT, Senior
Josh Paschal, DE, Senior

LSU
Austin Deculus, OT, Senior
Derek Stingley Jr., DB, Junior

Ole Miss
Matt Corral, QB, Junior
Jaylon Jones, DB, Senior

Mississippi State
Aaron Brule, LB, Junior
Austin Williams, WR, Senior

Missouri
Akial Byers, DL, Senior
Case Cook, OL, Senior

South Carolina
Kingsley Enagbare, DE, Senior
Nick Muse, TE, Senior

Tennessee
Velus Jones Jr., WR, Senior
Alontae Taylor, DB, Senior

Texas A&M
Kenyon Green, OL, Junior
DeMarvin Leal, DL, Junior

Vanderbilt
Bradley Ashmore, OL, Sophomore
Daevion Davis, DL, Junior

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Phillip Fulmer’s 2004 media days appearance named No. 1 SEC story

Phillip Fulmer’s 2004 media days appearance named No. 1 SEC story.

Southeastern Conference teams will take the field for the first time Saturday to kick off the 2020 season.

The SEC will play a 10-game league-only schedule due to the coronavirus pandemic. With the 2020 campaign being delayed, an annual SEC football media days did not take place ahead of the season.

Since there was no SEC media days this year, we of the USA TODAY Network coverage team had our own. Part of our coverage was looking back on some of the best stories that have taken place at SEC media days.

Former Tennessee head coach and current UT Director of Athletics Phillip Fulmer’s 2004 appearance was No. 1 on the list. Fulmer did not take part in SEC media days in person, as he did virtually via telephone.

1. The speaker phone

Seriously, this was like something out of a “Seinfeld” episode. Phillip Fulmer said he couldn’t come to Media Days because they were waiting for him at the hotel with a subpoena in a lawsuit that had to do with two former Alabama assistants. So he did his news conference, questions and all, through a speaker phone. The amazing thing was that there was still a crowd of mini-cams around the table filming the speaker phone.

The entire list of SEC stories can be read here.

2020 SEC media days to be held virtually

2020 SEC media days to be held virtually.

BIRMINGHAM — The Southeastern Conference announced Wednesday that its 2020 football media days will be held virtually for the first time.

The event was scheduled to be held in Atlanta, Georgia July 13-16, at the College Football Hall of Fame and Omni Atlanta Hotel.

SEC press release:

The Southeastern Conference will hold its first-ever virtual football media days in 2020, the Conference announced Wednesday.

SEC Football Media Days was scheduled to be held in Atlanta, July 13-16, at the College Football Hall of Fame and Omni Atlanta Hotel.

“Conducting football media days in a virtual format will provide us the opportunity to manage the event in a healthy manner as we continue to be impacted by COVID-19, and will provide flexibility for our programs to adjust their preparation for the 2020 football season according to the preseason calendar that is expected to be expanded due to the cancellation of the spring football season,” said SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey. “We look forward to returning to our traditional media days format in 2021.”

The virtual event will feature Sankey’s annual “State of the SEC” address, as well as media sessions with the conference’s 14 head coaches and select student-athletes from each school. The SEC is in planning with the SEC Network to provide wall-to-wall coverage of the virtual event.

The dates and times for SEC Virtual Football Media Days have not been announced at this time.

SEC media days remain ‘full steam ahead’ in July

2020 SEC media days.

BIRMINGHAM — Southeastern Conference media days is scheduled to take place July 13-16 at the College Football Hall of Fame and Omni Atlanta Hotel at CNN Center in Atlanta, Ga.

With the coronavirus pandemic ongoing and the SEC canceling all spring sports for the remainder of the 2019-20 athletic calendar, media days could potentially be postponed or canceled.

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey discussed if media days remain scheduled to take place this July in Atlanta.

“I’m going to be half-full right now and say we’re full steam ahead on our Atlanta planning for media days,” Sankey said during a teleconference Wednesday. “Last Thursday morning, I was full steam ahead on planning a basketball tournament and was disrupted.

“So we’re going to prepare for disruption, but we’re going to plan as if, in July, we’ll have the Media Days opportunity as scheduled, and that’s the best answer I can give at this moment.”

2020 SEC media days schedule

MONDAY, July 13

Florida – Dan Mullen

LSU – Ed Orgeron

Missouri – Eliah Drinkwitz

TUESDAY, July 14

Georgia – Kirby Smart

Kentucky – Mark Stoops

Ole Miss – Lane Kiffin

Vanderbilt – Derek Mason

WEDNESDAY, July 15

Alabama – Nick Saban

Arkansas – Sam Pittman

Mississippi State – Mike Leach

Tennessee – Jeremy Pruitt

THURSDAY, July 16

Auburn – Gus Malzahn

South Carolina – Will Muschamp

Texas A&M – Jimbo Fisher

2020 SEC Media Days schedule

2020 SEC Media Days schedule.

BIRMINGHAM — The Southeastern Conference has announced its schedule for Media Days in July.

Third-year Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt will take part on July 15.

SEC Media Days will take place July 13-16, returning to the College Football Hall of Fame and Omni Atlanta Hotel at CNN Center in Atlanta, Ga.