Tennessee football coach Josh Heupel shared a heartfelt statement on the death of Mississippi State coach Mike Leach on Tuesday morning.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Volunteers football team and head coach Josh Heupel shared condolences on Twitter Tuesday after the death of Mississippi State head football coach Mike Leach.

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Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel released a touching tribute to Mike Leach on Tuesday as the college football community mourns the death of the offensive innovator and Mississippi State coach.

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One man who was offering his condolences on Tuesday was Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel. Heupel played quarterback at Oklahoma when Leach was offensive coordinator in 1999.

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But the late Mike Leach, the Oklahoma offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the time, was not interested and preferred Heupel despite initial doubts about his potential.

On Tuesday, Venables reminisced about when he and former Oklahoma offensive coordinator Mike Leach recruited Heupel out of high school. He started by talking about Heupel's first visit to Norman.