The same Oklahoma program that once ended Josh Heupel’s coaching tenure might now indirectly trigger his downfall at Tennessee. In 2014, Bob Stoops, Heupel’s own college coach when he was a Heisman-finalist quarterback for the Sooners, dismissed him as Oklahoma’s offensive coordinator. More than a decade later, it was Oklahoma again, this time as an SEC rival, handing Heupel a loss that may define his fate in Knoxville.

The program’s third loss of the season (33-27 defeat to the Sooners) has reportedly pushed athletic director Danny White and the Tennessee brass to issue a 30-day ultimatum. The rumor mills in Knoxville began churning after a viral X post from Richard G. West (@RGW_News) suggested that Tennessee’s athletic department is quietly evaluating head coach Josh Heupel’s future.

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