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The Tennessee Volunteers defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes 45-28 in the 2014 TaxSlayer Bowl. The Vols earned their first postseason victory since 2008 in what was their first bowl appearance in four years.
Head coach Butch Jones and several players addressed the media after the game. Here’s what the Vols had to say:
Head coach Butch Jones:
JONES: We were focused from the get-go and I credit our players for that. They showed me something.
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) January 3, 2015
JONES: We still have a long way to go. But I said this is the most challenging year I’ve had in coaching, but the most rewarding.
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) January 3, 2015
JONES: We put another brick in the foundation today.
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) January 3, 2015
JONES: We finished. We knew we only had today for Team 118 to live. These memories tonight will serve them for a lifetime.
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) January 3, 2015
JONES: I’m very very proud of these kids. They’ve really grown up!
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) January 3, 2015
QB Joshua Dobbs:
DOBBS: Coming into the season our goal was to make a bowl game and win it. This is the start of something big at Tennessee.
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) January 3, 2015
LB Jalen Reeves-Maybin:
JALEN REEVES-MAYBIN: I tell my teammates, ‘Tennessee’s BACK.’ We go from here
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) January 3, 2015
REEVES-MAYBIN: We’re going to keep working and keep progressing. Hopefully we can get to Atlanta next year.
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) January 3, 2015
DE Derek Barnett:
DEREK BARNETT: There’s a bright future ahead
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) January 3, 2015
CB Justin Coleman:
COLEMAN: First off, I feel like Coach Jones is a great coach. This program is set to win and guys here are buying in.
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) January 3, 2015
JUSTIN COLEMAN: It’s been a great experience playing out there with those boys. We’ve been through a lot of adversity.
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) January 3, 2015
JONES: This team grew up a lot over the course of bowl season and in Jacksonville.
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) January 3, 2015
A former freelance journalist from Nashville, Jason covers Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Kentucky
