What Butch Jones said after a wild win over South Carolina
In a back-and-forth game between Tennessee and South Carolina, the Volunteers found a way to get a 27-24 victory.
Here is a collection of thoughts and comments from Tennessee coach Butch Jones during the postgame news conference:
Jones launches an extensive defense of this team before anyone even asks anything critical.
— Dustin Dopirak (@TennesseeBeat) November 8, 2015
Butch Jones is here: "What can I say? We found a way to win."
— Dustin Dopirak (@TennesseeBeat) November 8, 2015
Jones: "We can't turn the football over. We turned the ball over three times. … That's not in our makeup."
— Dustin Dopirak (@TennesseeBeat) November 8, 2015
Jones says movement up front was what held Tennessee back offensively.
— Dustin Dopirak (@TennesseeBeat) November 8, 2015
"They stayed ahead of the chains and they were able to run the ball effectively." – Butch on SC's 3rd quarter success.
— Paul Fortenberry (@Volquest_Paul) November 8, 2015
Jones said Malik Foreman stepped up on the coverage of Cooper, who finished with four catches and 47 yards with a TD.
— Dustin Dopirak (@TennesseeBeat) November 8, 2015
Butch went on a little mini-rant about positivity. Got a little fired up.
— Patrick Brown (@patrickbrownTFP) November 8, 2015
"I'm never going to apologize for winning… This is a good football team…. We're still building." – Butch
— Paul Fortenberry (@Volquest_Paul) November 8, 2015
"We need to start being positive around here." – Butch
— Paul Fortenberry (@Volquest_Paul) November 8, 2015
