What Butch Jones said after Tennessee's win over Vanderbilt
Tennessee dominated both sides of the ball in its 53-28 win over Vanderbilt.
Here is a collection of comments from Tennessee coach Butch Jones said after Saturday’s game:
Jones up: "We're learning how to finish. I'm proud of the resolve and the resiliency of this football team."
— Dustin Dopirak (@TennesseeBeat) November 29, 2015
Butch: Five straight wins. I'm so proud of this entire team, and especially our seniors. This team was mentally ready for all 12 games.
— Wes Rucker (@wesrucker247) November 29, 2015
Butch: We're building some thing very, very special here. It's coming. You can see it every day.
— Wes Rucker (@wesrucker247) November 29, 2015
Butch: The momentum we have right now, we don't want the regular season to end.
— Wes Rucker (@wesrucker247) November 29, 2015
Jones: "Our players continue to gain confidence week in and week out … Of the top 10 defenses in the country, we've faced four of them."
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) November 29, 2015
Jones said in the huddle late he told them: "Enjoy these 11 minutes, because time goes fast, life goes fast."
— Dustin Dopirak (@TennesseeBeat) November 29, 2015
Jones: "We have a lot of momentum. I believe we're one of the best teams in the country & our players believe that."
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) November 29, 2015
"We talked about running the ball with patience." Butch on Jalen Hurd going from 24 yards in 1st half to 96 in the second.
— Paul Fortenberry (@Volquest_Paul) November 29, 2015
Jones said running Dobbs was a lot of what opened things up for Hurd.
— Dustin Dopirak (@TennesseeBeat) November 29, 2015
Jones on red zone success: "I thought we just executed. Our players did a great job of executing in all three phases."
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) November 29, 2015
. @UTCoachJones: We really focused on the task at hand, of what it would take to continuously improve week in & week out. Tribute to kids
— John Brice (@John_BriceVQ) November 29, 2015