Tennessee Vols: Josh Heupel tells incredible recruiting story that ends with his car being stripped
Tennessee Vols head coach Josh Heupel appeared on the "Bussin with the Boys" podcast this week and provided us with one of the craziest recruiting stories I've ever heard. Heupel told co-hosts Taylor Lewan and Will Compton about a recruiting trip that ended with his vehicle being stripped. "My first time as a full-time coach […]
Tennessee Vols head coach Josh Heupel appeared on the "Bussin with the Boys" podcast this week and provided us with one of the craziest recruiting stories I've ever heard.
Heupel told co-hosts Taylor Lewan and Will Compton about a recruiting trip that ended with his vehicle being stripped.
"My first time as a full-time coach being out on the road, I'm going to be gone for three straight weeks," explained Heupel. "[I] got a nice Cadillac, I mean a luxury vehicle, floating down the road, looking good. End up going to a Nike combine, coaches could still go to those, I'm at the University of Houston. I park my car, I'm going to go watch the combine."
"That area of Houston is a little bit rough. I come out three hours later and my Caddy is completely stripped. There's nothing left. It's my first weekend there, too. So for the next two weeks, I'm going from school to school with no hubcaps. Nothing on my car, just riding down the road."
I would love to have seen the look on Heupel's face when he walked out and saw that his car had been stripped. It's hilarious now, but I'm betting at the time, Heupel didn't see the humor in it like he does years later.
I'm sure Heupel (along with most college football coaches) has a treasure trove of incredible recruiting stories from his time as an assistant coach/head coach.
If this is the one he's willing to tell publicly, I can't imagine some of the other stories he probably has. Hopefully one day we'll get to hear more of Heupel's tales from the road.
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