Tennessee ended spring practices with its annual Orange & White Game Saturday at Neyland Stadium.
The White defeated the Orange, 17-14. J.T. Carver kicked a 40-yard game-winning field goal with three minutes and six seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to delight the 58,473 in attendance.
PHOTOS: Tennessee’s 2023 Orange & White Game
“A lot of fun seeing a lot of our guys compete today,” third-year Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel said after the game. “We obviously held some guys out that would’ve had an opportunity to go if it was during the course of the season. It was a great opportunity to see a lot of our young guys show up in front of a crowd like this for the first time and get a chance to see what it’s like inside of Neyland Stadium and the landscape of college football.
“There are a ton of things we’re going to learn from, but I’m really proud of the effort and energy they showed today and throughout the course of spring ball. These guys have been very intentional the way that they’ve worked since January. They have great comaraderie energy and connection. They care about one another. They compete extremely hard with each other, and that’s showing during 14 days of spring ball that we’ve had up to this point.”
Everything Heupel said after the Orange & White Game is listed below from a transcript provided by the University of Tennessee.