Overview

• Tennessee is off today at 4-1 and ranked No. 15, returning Oct. 11 to host Arkansas at Neyland Stadium with a 4:15 p.m. ET kickoff on SEC Network.
• Heupel said the focus this week is on health, technique and getting young players ready while carving out time late in the week for recruiting.
• The staff is managing practice and game reps to limit wear from the SEC grind, with an emphasis on preparing backups to step in.
• Arkansas dismissed head coach Sam Pittman after the 56-13 loss to Notre Dame, elevated Bobby Petrino to interim, and fired defensive assistants Travis Williams, Deke Adams and Marcus Woodson.
• Heupel is 4-1 at Tennessee following off weeks, with the lone post-bye defeat coming against Arkansas on Oct. 5, 2024.