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Tennessee's Josh Heupel Talks Joey Aguilar, Wide Receiver Health & Boo Carter's Status

Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel talks Joey Aguilar, the health of the wide receiver room and Boo Carter's status.
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Tennessee head football coach Josh Heupel speaks to the media during football media day, in Knoxville, Tennessee, July 29, 2025.
Tennessee head football coach Josh Heupel speaks to the media during football media day, in Knoxville, Tennessee, July 29, 2025. | Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

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Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel talks Joey Aguilar, the health of the wide receiver room and Boo Carter's status.

The Tennessee Volunteers are less than two weeks away from their season kicking off, but for now, they are working on finishing up fall camp. Head coach Josh Heupel took the podium on Tuesday to provide an update on his football team.

Here are some of the pressing topics he talked about while at the podium.

On what Joey Aguilar did to win the job:

“First of all, that entire room competed at a really high level. They competed the right way, too. They pushed each other in a positive way in the meeting room, out on the practice field. I think our team has great confidence in all those guys. Joey, through the course of training camp, each and every day, continued to grow and take steps and understand what we’re doing. And comfort level, played well in the scrimmages, had good command. And that ultimately led to the decision that we made.”

On the health of the wide receiver room:

“Mike [Matthews] has been with us for a long time. There were a couple days where we limited him. Chris [Brazzell] has been with us here the last few days and Braylon was with us this last day, as well.”

On the current status of Boo Carter:

“Boo has continued to grow on the things that we’re asking him to do, to be a great teammate inside of this building every single day. Know the charge for him, but for all of us, is to continue to do that. And Boo has continued to grow in what he’s doing on the field. So, I’m excited and pleased with a lot of things that we see from him.”

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Jonathan Williams is a multimedia sports journalist who graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in Journalism. He has multiple years of experience in covering college football for a variety of teams

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