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Josh Heupel focused on mindset, not ranking, entering Playoff
By Crissy Froyd
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Josh Heupel is not focused on the College Football Playoff rankings at this point as the postseason nears. Rather, his attention is turned more toward the mindset that he and his team will be hitting the field with.
And that is to believe that the Volunteers can contend with anyone in any place. That’s about the way that it has to be as well, considering how competitive the race is going to be in the new, expanded 12-team format.
“There’s a lot of football to be played yet,” Heupel said during Wednesday’s National Signing Day press conference. “But if you’re not of the mindset going into this thing of anyone, anywhere, anytime, then you’re just there to have a cup of coffee anyway.”
Josh Heupel on Tennessee's CFP ranking: "If you are not of the mindset going into this thing of anyone, anywhere, anytime, then you are just there to have a cup of coffee anyways."
— Mike Wilson (@ByMikeWilson) December 4, 2024
The Vols came in at No. 7 overall in the latest CFP rankings, just behind Ohio State and just ahead of SMU. They missed the SEC Championship Game that many had anticipated they may have a place in just weeks ago, which now will be played between Georgia and Texas in Atlanta on Saturday.
Tennessee will now shift its focus to preparing for the big race with a chance to make it all the way to the national title game stage.
Crissy covers SEC football news for Saturday Down South.
