Third-year Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel concluded Southeastern Conference media days at the Grand Hyatt in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 20.
Oklahoma and Texas will join the SEC in 2024, which prompted an obvious question. Heupel was asked which school can rightfully claim to call itself UT.
“There’s only one real UT, one right shade of orange,” Heupel said.
Heupel led Oklahoma to the 2000 BCS national championship as the Sooners’ starting quarterback. He finished second in the 2000 Heisman Memorial Trophy voting behind Florida State quarterback Chris Weinke.
Oklahoma and Heupel defeated Texas, 63-14, in 2000.
Tennessee will kick off its 2023 season Sept. 2 versus Virginia. Kickoff is slated for noon EDT and ABC will televise the matchup at Nissan Stadium in Nashville.
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