No. 4 Tennessee (6-0, 3-0 SEC) will host UT Martin (4-2, 3-0 OVC) Saturday at Neyland Stadium in Week 8.
Kickoff is slated for noon EDT and SEC Network will televise the in-state matchup.
Second-year Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel met with media Monday and previewed the Vols preparing for UT Martin after defeating Alabama.
“Great weekend here on Rocky Top,” Heupel said. “Obviously, a unique celebration the way the game unfolded and the passion and pageantry that was Saturday here in Neyland. From the morning until the celebration on the backend, truly a really unique experience. I appreciate our fans. They were awesome all night long. This morning, for our players, we pushed forward. For our staff, we did it yesterday when we got back in the building. Had a really good morning with the guys. Obviously, from the outside looking in everybody is excited about the win.
“From the inside looking forward, we have a lot of things that we have an opportunity to get a whole lot better at and the challenge for us is to become our best. We are in the early stages of that. The urgency and preparation and focus has to remain consistent and that was the message to the players. Looking forward to getting it going this week. This weekend will be a unique one as well. It’s homecoming. We’ll have a lot of former students, former players that will be back for this one. Look forward to celebrating homecoming with them. It’s unique, too, that this is a celebration of Title IX and obviously Pat Summitt and her legacy in sports and her legacy here at UT is really special and we’ll have a chance to celebrate that, too. Looking forward to that this weekend.”
Heupel’s additional preview of Tennessee-UT Martin game week is below from a transcript provided by the University of Tennessee.