“First, I want to acknowledge, for the few fans, what transpired at the end, disappointed in the way that the game ended with some of the things being thrown from the crowd,” Heupel said to open his postgame press conference. “I know that’s a very few of our crowd members. For the most part of a football game, what an unbelievable atmosphere, to see Vol nation show out the way they did, from Vol Walk to the stadium to the atmosphere inside of the stadium all night long. Phenomenal to watch and be a part of.
“Two good football teams. Played really hard tonight. Came out with the short end of the stick. Just talked to our guys in the locker room, just disappointed that … we didn’t play smart enough, and really in all three phases of the football game. Didn’t play smart enough to make the plays that were there for us and beat ourselves in some way, not taking anything away from Ole Miss. That’s a really good football team. Their quarterback’s a special player.”
