Josh Heupel gets a laugh at the expense of Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss
Tennessee Vols head coach Josh Heupel can be savage when he wants to be. And he wanted to be on Monday. Heupel was asked by a reporter about there not being as many "fake injuries" during games this season. Tennessee's head coach interrupted the reporter to point out (with a grin I might add) that […]
Tennessee Vols head coach Josh Heupel can be savage when he wants to be.
And he wanted to be on Monday.
Heupel was asked by a reporter about there not being as many "fake injuries" during games this season.
Tennessee's head coach interrupted the reporter to point out (with a grin I might add) that the fake injuries haven't been that bad outside of the UT/Ole Miss game last season.
You never know if an injury is real or not. But there's no denying that they slow down Tennessee's up-tempo offense. And the worst instance came last season in the Vols' loss to Ole Miss.
Numerous injuries, combined with some questionable calls from the officials, are what led to the field at Neyland Stadium getting pelted with trash (and a mustard bottle).
Heupel clearly hasn't forgotten. And he wasn't afraid to have some fun with it during his press conference on Monday.
I'm sure Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin will have a rebuttal. Remember, Kiffin basically taunted the Vols over the fake injuries earlier this year when the NCAA decided against a rule change.
Stuff like this — the rivalries and back and forth between coaches and schools — is what makes college football so intriguing.
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