Josh Heupel earned his best win as head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers Saturday night, downing Pitt 34-27.

Tennessee had to squeak it out, but that’s not what matters in the end. There’s plenty to clean up, as Heupel touched on in his postgame press conference, but there’s plenty to enjoy, as well.

Take it from the man himself.

Heupel praised his defense postgame, calling them “Absolutely relentless,” and he’s not wrong. Tennessee’s defense won it the game when the offense started to slightly sputter in the second half.

The 2nd year head man singled out Aaron Beasley, calling him a completely different player than he was in 2021. The experienced linebacker totaled 14 tackles in Saturday night’s victory.

Here’s more of what Heupel had to say following Tennessee’s road victory over the Panthers.