Story byAdam Sparks, Knoxville News SentinelFri, December 26, 2025 at 11:53 PM UTC·4 min readNASHVILLE – Jalin Hyatt wasn’t an obvious talking point when coach Josh Heupel addressed the Tennessee football team before Music City Bowl practice. But memories of the Vols’ last trip to this bowl steered Heupel toward Hyatt, the 2022 Biletnikoff Award winner, as one of his favorite examples of persistence paying off for a player. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“A lot of times in December you get a glimpse of where (young players) are continuing to grow,” Heupel said on Dec. 26 at Montgomery Bell Academy, where UT is holding on-site bowl practices.“Last time we were here, Jalin Hyatt was a great example. That’s a story we actually talk to our team about pretty much every single year.