After losing at Arkansas for its lone defeat of the season, Tennessee has gone on a two-game winning streak. The Volunteers beat Florida in Knoxville last week, in an overtime thriller. Heupel was asked what he thought about beating two of Tennessee’s most hated rivals.

There were highs and lows in Week 8 of the college football season. A look at the winners and losers, led by Alabama's loss to Tennessee.

No. 7 Alabama (5-1, 2-1 SEC) escaped a home scare from unranked South Carolina last weekend, winning 27-25 to secure a tough rebound win from a big Oct. 5 upset against Vanderbilt. No. 11 Tennessee, meanwhile, needed overtime to beat rival Florida 23-17 in a home test.