Josh Heupel is 3-7 against AP top 10 teams since he took over Tennessee in 2021. The wins are Alabama 52-49 in 2022, Clemson 31-14 in the Orange Bowl that season and Alabama 24-17 in 2024. He is 0-3 against AP No. 1, all Georgia, losing by 24, 14 and 28, and the 2021 and 2022 Georgia teams won the national title. His contract pays $9M a year through January 2030. Texas, ranked No. 1, plays at Neyland on Saturday against a Tennessee team ranked 14th.
Josh Heupel is 3-7 against AP top 10 teams at Tennessee
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220
rushing yards for DeSean Bishop on 34 carries, with all 3 Tennessee touchdowns
Auburn outgained Tennessee 345 to 323 at Neyland and lost by 10
Auburn outgained Tennessee 345 to 323 at Neyland and lost 24-14. DeSean Bishop ran 34 times for 220 yards and all 3 touchdowns, and the defense took the ball away 3 times.
84.3
PERCENT OF NEYLAND FILLED IN 2021, THE LOW OF 13 SEASONS
Neyland's crowd follows the record more closely than 8 other SEC crowds do
Tennessee filled 91.3 percent of Neyland across its 4 losing seasons since 2012. Florida's announced crowds were 99.9 percent of the Swamp's capacity across its 4. The crowd Tennessee sells out today was earned on the field, and the 2019 and 2021 seasons show what happens when it is not.
2.8%
VUMC'S SPENDING ON CHARITY CARE, 7TH OF 9
Nashville's 2 big nonprofit hospital systems rank 7th and 9th of Tennessee's 9 biggest on charity care
Vanderbilt University Medical Center put 2.8 percent of its spending into charity care and Ascension Saint Thomas 2.4, against 5.7 at Erlanger, the leader once St. Jude is set apart. VUMC's chief executive's pay grew 3.4 times while its charity care grew 2.5, and Vanderbilt University's best paid person is its chief investment officer.
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