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Josh Heupel has more on his plate than Illinois

robby: Rob Lewis12/22/25Volquest_Rob
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Making a bowl game isn’t what it used to be. To put it mildly. Josh Heupel has the usual task of getting his Tennessee team ready to play a non-conference opponent at a neutral site, when Tennessee faces Illinois in the Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl on Dec. 30, but that’s where the similarities end in this new era of postseason play.

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