Listen: Tennessee Vols head coach Josh Heupel addresses Oklahoma job
When Lincoln Riley left Oklahoma to become the new head coach at USC, speculation about Tennessee Vols head coach Josh Heupel leaving Knoxville for Norman immediately started. Heupel won a national championship at Oklahoma as a player. And he coached there for nearly a decade. It made sense for Heupel's name to be connected to […]
When Lincoln Riley left Oklahoma to become the new head coach at USC, speculation about Tennessee Vols head coach Josh Heupel leaving Knoxville for Norman immediately started.
Heupel won a national championship at Oklahoma as a player. And he coached there for nearly a decade. It made sense for Heupel's name to be connected to the OU opening.
On Tuesday, during an appearance on The Erik Ainge Show on WNML in Knoxville, Heupel quickly shot down any rumors that he might be leaving Tennessee for the Sooners.
"You know, as you build a successful program with your staff and players, certainly, your name has an opportunity to come up for different openings," said Heupel. "Just for myself and my family, we absolutely love Knoxville, and we came to Tennessee because of the power of the T. Believed in the power of the fan base and the opportunity to build something extremely special."
"It's a program that is top ten in the history of college football in wins, first-round draft picks and have been through some uncertainty in recent times, but we love being in Knoxville. That is home for us. Love being in the building with our staff, and I know I feel stronger today than ten months ago when I first took the job about what we are going to be able to do and how quickly we are going to be able to get there. I know we are building a championship-caliber football team and program, and I am excited to continue on that venture with our current players and staff."
