News about Josh Heupel

On New Year's Eve in Orlando, Florida, the Cheez-It mascot emerged from a huge box of Cheez-It as 'Party Up' by DMZ performed, hyping the audience. Vols' QB Nico Iamaleava got off to a promising start in his first appearance in his career as he filled in for senior Joe Milton, who missed Monday's game to prepare for the NFL Draft. The 19-year-old threw for 151 yards, with 27 rushing yards including three touchdowns. He was eventually named Citrus Bowl MVP for his role.

On Saturday night, Tennessee Volunteers star Bru McCoy was admitted to the hospital after suffering a horrific leg injury during their victory over the South Carolina Gamecocks. McCoy intercepted quarterback Joe Milton for a brief moment before being tackled by Marcellas Dial of South Carolina with just over six minutes of the second quarter to play. The wide receiver's right leg bent awkwardly and appeared to twist at a 90-degree angle as Milton tried to thwart him, but he lay on the turf in a painful agony.

Jake Hescock, a former UCF and Wisconsin tight end, died on Sunday at the age of 25 after suffering cardiac arrest, according to his family. According to the Orlando Sentinel, Hescock suffered a heart arrest while jogging last Tuesday, December 6, in Boston, Massachusetts. According to reports, a passerby provided CPR before being admitted to the hospital where he was put on life support. Hescock died on Sunday after suffering a severe brain injury during the cardiac arrest and died, according to the family on social media.

His time at the University of Tennessee was cut short of one of college football's most exciting players. After hurting his left knee in the fourth quarter of Tennessee's loss to South Carolina, quarterback Hendon Hooker will miss the remainder of the season. Hooker toren ACL on Sunday, and Tennessee praised the fifth-year senior transfer from Virginia Tech for being involved in the Volunteers' revival on Sunday.

Fans ripped their socks down and tossed them in a river following Tennessee's dramatic victory over rival Alabama on Saturday. The University of Tennessee is scrambling to erect new goalposts ahead of this week's game against Tennessee-Martin. 'Y'all remember how we tore the goalposts down, hauled em out of Neyland and dumped em in the Tennessee River?' A tweet from Tennessee Football's Twitter account. 'Yeah, that was fantastic.' 'Anywho,' the tweet continued,'turns out that we need goalposts on our field in order to play next week's game.' Could y'all help us out?' A $16 donation, as well as a $52.49 option in honor of the final score on Saturday, is included in honor of the 16 years since the Volunteers (6-0) last defeated the Crimson Tide (6-1), as well as a $62.49 option. By noon EST on Monday, the school had already raised the price of almost $85,000.