What Butch Jones said after Tennessee’s 59-30 win over Bowling Green
By Andrew Olson
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Following Tennessee’s 59-30 victory over Bowling Green, coach Butch Jones spoke to the media and evaluated his team, as well as touching on the 80-minute weather delay.
JONES: I thought our players handled it well. Thanks to the fans for staying with us and giving us a home field advantage.
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) September 6, 2015
Jones: "I thought our special teams really flipped field position, gave us a spark."
— Tennessee Beat (@TennesseeBeat) September 6, 2015
Butch on Hurd and Kamara: 'When one scores, we all score.'
— Patrick Brown (@pbrown247) September 6, 2015
Butch on 80-min delay: "Our players were outstanding. We made sure that we kept them hydrated … I believe we went and even got hot dogs"
— Volquest Staff (@Volquest_On3) September 6, 2015
Butch on TK in hospital: "He had an iPad and he watched every single practice. I believe he watched every Bowling Green game we had."
— Volquest Staff (@Volquest_On3) September 6, 2015
Butch: 'You can't take touchdowns off the board. We took two of them off the board. … We have to take big, big strides moving forward.'
— Patrick Brown (@pbrown247) September 6, 2015
Jones: "I wouldn’t just point to the secondary…that (BG) is a skilled group.”
Goes on to say errors happened all over the defense.
— Rocky Top Insider (@rockytopinsider) September 6, 2015
Jones: “That’s the fastest we’ve played.”
Cites their 8 scoring TD drives under two minutes..”I don’t know if we’ve ever done that"
— Rocky Top Insider (@rockytopinsider) September 6, 2015
Butch on DeBord's debut: That's why he had other opportunities.
— Patrick Brown (@pbrown247) September 6, 2015
Butch: "Our defense, forces a turnover and we go 94 yards and respond with a touchdown. That's complementary football."
— Volquest Staff (@Volquest_On3) September 6, 2015
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