One SEC game in 2024 just became personal for the Tennessee Vols
Make it personal. That's the advice that Nick Saban, arguably the greatest college football coach of all time, passed along in 2022, the season before his retirement. And it's the same advice that you'd likely hear from Michael Jordan. Or from Tom Brady. You know, folks worth listening to. Tennessee Vols head coach Josh Heupel […]
Make it personal.
That's the advice that Nick Saban, arguably the greatest college football coach of all time, passed along in 2022, the season before his retirement.
And it's the same advice that you'd likely hear from Michael Jordan. Or from Tom Brady.
You know, folks worth listening to.
Tennessee Vols head coach Josh Heupel seems to follow that advice, at least based on what we've seen from him so far during his time at UT.
Heupel isn't afraid to mix it up, get a little petty, and run the score up a bit in certain situations.
And those situations are when his team is at its best.
So Vols fans should be happy that one specific game on Tennessee's 2024 schedule became personal this week.
Former Vols offensive lineman Gerald Mincey, who transferred to Kentucky in January, has been going back and forth with Vols fans for the last couple of weeks.
On Wednesday, Mincey spoke to reporters for the first time since transferring to Kentucky. And he made some comments that will raise some eyebrows in Knoxville.
"I think it was time for a change," said Mincey of his transfer (via the Courier Journal). "I appreciate what Tennessee allowed me to do and the two years that I did it."
"I think I owe it to all the Kentucky fans to handle business on Nov. 2 (when UK and UT play)," added Mincey. "So I'm excited for that…."Kentucky has got to do more to earn it (a win against Tennessee)….I love the underdog (role). So when we go there Nov. 2 to Neyland and we bust them in the mouth, we can put the standard back over here."
That "when we go there Nov. 2 to Neyland and we bust them in the mouth" line from Mincey will almost certainly be passed around the Vols' locker room this offseason — especially among Tennessee's defensive line and edge rushers.
Several players left Tennessee this offseason via the portal, which isn't uncommon in this new era of college football. But Mincey is the only one that's taken on a villain role. And by doing so, he just made sure that Tennessee's game against Kentucky this fall will be very personal.
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