‘The room erupted’ – Insider reveals how Josh Heupel announced Arion Carter would be the lone captain against Furman and it’ll give you chills
Tennessee linebacker Arion Carter was the Vols’ only captain against Furman in the season opener.
One of the coolest things that happened in college football in Week 1 was when Vols senior linebacker Arion Carter trotted out to midfield as Tennessee’s only captain before UT’s game against Furman.
Carter was suspended by the NCAA for the game because of a $427 plane ticket (which he repaid), so the Vols made a statement by making him the only captain for the game.
Vols insider reveals how Josh Heupel told Tennessee that Arion Carter would be the lone captain against Furman
VolQuest’s Brent Hubbs joined 104.5 The Zone’s Ramon and Will on Friday and he revealed how Vols head coach Josh Heupel told his team that Carter would be Tennessee’s only captain against Furman.
“Everybody’s excited to see Arion Carter play,” said Hubbs. “I mean, last Friday, Josh Heupel announced to his team who his captains were, and he just simply in front of the entire team said, ‘We’ve got one,’ and he pointed at Arion Carter. And the room just erupted, because he’s one of the most popular players on the team. Everybody knows what he’s been through and how unfair it was that he was suspended for game one and that he had to deal with all of those things.”
It’s incredibly dumb that Carter was suspended for the game, but he couldn’t have handled it any better. And the same goes for Heupel and the staff at Tennessee.
