Josh Heupel details how Vols are approaching off week

No. 6 Tennessee (4-0, 1-0 SEC) will not play in Week 5. Tennessee has two open dates during the regular-season.

The Vols continue to practice in preparation for their next contest at Arkansas on Oct. 5. Fourth-year head coach Josh Heupel discussed how Tennessee is approaching its open date.

“It’s different, it’s been a long time since I have had two during the course of the year, early part of it,” Heupel said. “Certainly need to continue to improve fundamentals and technique, and as you get to the second one I’ll probably look a little bit more at the health of your roster. Being intentional and making sure you are ready for that last run.”

Heupel also discussed areas the Vols are working on for improvement this week.

“Communication into the phases for sure,” he said. “Alignment, assignment and technique from there. Everybody’s got to be tied in together. There were a lot of good things we have done here in the early part of the year that we did last Saturday, but there are certainly some areas we have to get better at.”