{"id":1159,"date":"2014-11-30T10:45:51","date_gmt":"2014-11-30T15:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.volnation.com\/freaknotes\/?p=1159"},"modified":"2016-12-20T15:19:18","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T20:19:18","slug":"tennessee-vs-vandy-highlights-and-jones-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.volnation.com\/freaknotes\/2014\/11\/30\/tennessee-vs-vandy-highlights-and-jones-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee vs Vandy highlights and Jones&#8217; comments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cxktmdVYShQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>BUTCH JONES PRESS CONFERENCE<\/p>\n<p><em>Opening statement:<\/em><br \/>\n&#8220;First, of all I want to thank our great, great crowd, Vol Nation for coming out and supporting this football team. They&#8217;ve been remarkable all year long. Today exemplifies what we have here in Tennessee. Proud of our players. This game summarized our season with adversity, great resiliency and we found a way to win the football game. We always talk about impactful plays. There were a number of them. I thought our special teams were outstanding. Matt Darr flipped field position when we needed it. TK&#8217;s interception in the 3rd quarter, great play and we capitalized, scored a touchdown off of that. I thought the 95-yard drive in the second quarter was big and our longest drive of the year. But again I&#8217;m just proud of everyone. It wasn&#8217;t pretty but we found a way to get it done. We were behind with injuries and our players just kept working.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>On the run game after Hurd&#8217;s injury:<\/em><br \/>\n&#8220;When Jalen [Hurd] went out, we had to rely on Josh [Dobbs]. Marlin Lane is an individual who hasn&#8217;t played much all year. For him to step up like he did in a critical game, it was great to see his efforts rewarded as well.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Anytime you add the element of a running quarterback to your offense, it gives you an advantage. Josh has done a great job of being able to do that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>On the punt return from Cam Sutton:<\/em><br \/>\n&#8220;We felt very confident coming in that we were going to get a big return. We&#8217;ve been one or two individuals away. Everyone did their job and Cam provided that spark and momentum early for us. We needed it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>On the players&#8217; emotions after becoming bowl eligible:<\/em><br \/>\n&#8220;It&#8217;s very rewarding. That&#8217;s why you coach. You coach to influence young people, create positive change and build a culture. They didn&#8217;t want it to end. We talked about our life expectancy and fighting to live two, three more weeks. I told them we had a team meeting Monday at three o&#8217;clock. It could be to go over our bowl schedule or it could be goodbye. And it kind of hit them. They said &#8216;coach we don&#8217;t want to say goodbye.&#8217; Again, this group has been resilient all year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>On the passing game:<\/em><br \/>\n&#8220;We found a way to win the football game. That&#8217;s critical from our quarterback position. Yeah, we need to talk about the errant throws and taking care of the football. I thought he pressed for the first time. I thought Josh [Dobbs] was trying to make some plays. But when we needed him down the stretch, he stepped up and delivered.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gvqayf5Ww78?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Forum Discussion: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.volnation.com\/forum\/tennessee-vols-football\/231457-tennessee-vs-vandy-game-highlights-presser.html\">Tennessee vs Vandy game highlights\/presser<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BUTCH JONES PRESS CONFERENCE Opening statement: &#8220;First, of all I want to thank our great, great crowd, Vol Nation for coming out and supporting this football team. They&#8217;ve been remarkable all year long. Today exemplifies what we have here in Tennessee. Proud of our players. 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