"Aguilar quickly picked up the offense, which is humming at coach Josh Heupel's up-tempo pace as the No. 11 Vols go into Saturday's showdown at sixth-ranked Alabama. Heupel, who won a national title and was runner-up for the Heisman Trophy playing quarterback for Oklahoma in 2000, said Wednesday that Aguilar came in humble and ready to compete and worked to earn the trust of his new teammates after arriving in mid-May."
"But it was the way he ran that had Heupel and more than 100,000 fans on the edge of their seats. On one run, Aguilar crashed into the communication system on the Razorbacks' sideline, cutting off headset communications for the rest of the game. Late in the game, Aguilar finished a 28-yard sprint up the middle of the field and came down with the football stuck in his midsection."
Joey Aguilar transferred from Appalachian State, after a short detour to UCLA, and joined Tennessee via the transfer portal in mid-May. He quickly assimilated into coach Josh Heupel's up-tempo offense and has become a key, composed leader for the No. 11 Vols. Heupel praises Aguilar's work ethic, aggressiveness and consistent demeanor from series to series. Aguilar threw for 221 yards and a touchdown and ran for 59 yards in a 34-31 win over Arkansas. One run knocked out the Razorbacks' sideline communication system, and a late 28-yard sprint ended with the football stuck in his midsection. Fans chanted his name as he helped seal the victory. Aguilar stands 6-foot-3 and weighs 225 pounds.
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