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Forde-Yard Dash: Why Josh Heupel’s Year 2 Success Could Mean Big Things

Forty names, games, teams and minutiae making news in college football (flashlights sold separately in Blacksburg, so Virginia Tech can find its way out of the basement it has fallen into):

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The Second-Year Litmus Test

With Tennessee’s dazzling performance in upsetting Alabama and the Volunteers’ 7–0 start, it’s time to wonder whether coach Josh Heupel (31) is the next great one in his profession. A lot will depend on how the rest of this season transpires, of course, but so far the 44-year-old Heupel is checking boxes for the Second-Year Litmus Test.