What Josh Heupel said about Tennessee football's 14 penalties at Georgia Tech
- Josh Heupel criticized Tennessee's penalties after the 45-24 win at Georgia Tech: 14 flags for 142 yards, matching his Tennessee high in flags and setting his tenure high in penalty yards. He said offensive penalties changed how the game played out and that fourth-quarter errors affected multiple phases, leaving discipline as a correction priority.
- A fourth-quarter holding call erased DeSean Bishop's 39-yard perimeter run, a play Heupel specifically cited. Tennessee also drew three fourth-quarter unsportsmanlike penalties, on Mike Matthews, Dejuan Lane and Ethan Utley. The article reports these execution costs but does not announce disciplinary absences or lineup changes.
- Tennessee cornerback Tim Merritt was called for pass interference three times on Georgia Tech's fourth-quarter touchdown drive. That is a specific coverage-discipline problem to monitor after the win, not evidence in this report of a benching, injury or replacement in the secondary.
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