No. 12 Tennessee (4-0, 1-0 SEC) hosted No. 22 Florida (2-2, 0-2 SEC) Saturday at Neyland Stadium in Week 4.
The Vols defeated Florida, 38-33.
Following the SEC East matchup, second-year Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel discussed the Vols’ win.
“What a great night on campus and on Rocky Top,” Heupel said. “Fanbase had unbelievable energy. I knew it would be that way, but it even surpassed my expectations. Vol Walk was unlike anything I have ever seen as a college football player or college coach. The energy inside the stadium was electric. You guys are a huge part of this win tonight. I appreciate everything you guys have done here as we try to build this program.
“I’m really excited for our players, just the growth that they’ve shown, the ability to compete no matter what the score was, no matter what was going on in the football game, just being resilient and fierce competitors where we have grown in the time that I have been here. I’m just really proud of our players. There is a whole lot that we can do a whole lot better, but the goal for us is to find a way to win each Saturday that we are on the field and be the best football team. We were able to do that tonight. Great game, man. It was fun having a lot of VFLs back, too. We had a lot of former players back. It is great to have guys from all eras: the 80, the 90s, the 2000s and the 2010s. It is important that we have those guys around, and I appreciate those guys making the trip and being a part of this tonight.”
Heupel’s additional recap of the Vols’ win against Florida is below from a transcript provided by the University of Tennessee.