Josh Heupel named Bear Bryant Awards National Coach of the Week

Tennessee football head coach Josh Heupel named Bear Bryant Awards National Coach of the Week.

Fourth-year Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel earned national honors after a Week 4 win at Oklahoma.

The Vols were victorious, 25-15, and recorded a second top 25 win away from Neyland Stadium this season.

After the win against the Sooners. Heupel was named the Bear Bryant Awards Coach of the Week.

“The American Heart Association, a global force for healthier lives for all, presents the Bear Bryant Coach of the Year Awards annually to celebrate excellence in coaching, to honor Coach Bryant’s legacy and to raise awareness and critical funds for their mission,” Bryant Awards is described. “The coaching legend died from a heart attack in 1983, just 28 days after his final victory and retirement.”

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