Everything From Head Coach Josh Heupel Following OT Loss to Georgia

Tennessee football head coach Josh Heupel met with the media following a 44-41 loss in overtime to the Georgia Bulldogs in what many are already calling the game of the year at this point.

This is a tough one as the Vols had a 38-30 lead with under 7 minutes left in the game. The result wasn't what was desired, but there is a lot of positive to take away from this game.

Josh Heupel's Opening Statements

"Give Georgia credit for finishing it the way that you need to, to win that game. Our players, man, I love the fight, the strain, the willingness to, you know, just keep battling and playing the next play. Played physical and played hard. End of the day, you know, coaches and players got to be a little bit better to win that football game. Tonight, she's going to hurt, and we need to drink all of that in and taste all of it. If we're going to move forward and be the team that we are capable of, this feeling tonight's got to be a part of what continues to propel us and the urgency and the focus in everything that we do. I told them after the game that I love them. I love the competition part of it. Competitive composure, continuing to compete. We just got to be a little bit better together, coaches and players. Our fans, the day was awesome. The stadium, everything about it, so uh appreciate them a bunch. Sorry and disappointed we didn't finish it out and get a win for them."

How Do You Finish These Games?

"Certainly, it's everything. Um you know, defense gets a big turnover, offensively uh details on what we're doing to go finish it and you know, drain the clock and make it a full two possession game. It takes everything, you know, fundamentals, technique, all of it. The competitive makeup of it though, I love what I saw. We just got to get a little bit better.