Josh Heupel had the mighty Georgia Bulldogs on the ropes on Saturday afternoon, but the Tennessee Volunteers coach couldn’t close on the SEC Goliaths as they fell 44-41 after a missed field goal.

“Tennessee” led the trends in the negative sentiment, but “Heupel” trended right beneath it, with even more social media anger behind the remarks….

Vols played not to lose in the final drive.

You play to win Heupel.

You run a play on 3rd down with 3 TO.

No excuse to lose like this. pic.twitter.com/HcKyMFRzOt

— Matt Morris (@mattdubyamorris) September 13, 2025

Kirby when Josh Heupel decided to triple mega ice his own kicker by running 3 extra plays and calling a timeout. pic.twitter.com/twxLJgTcQ5

— Horseman Hardy (@MIZhardy_) September 13, 2025

Tennessee fans are gonna blame the kicker for the loss but josh heupel playing for a field goal up 5 vs Georgia is what cost them the game

— John (@iam_johnw) September 13, 2025

Josh Heupel when it’s time to win a big game instead of beat Connecticut State A&M State 87-0: pic.twitter.com/LZr6V5djV7

— Randy (@randy__vision) September 13, 2025

#Tennessee lost. Screw you Josh Heupel, screw you Chris Fowler and screw you refs. pic.twitter.com/a3uWFRDQgk

— Message Board Geniuses (@BoardGeniuses) September 13, 2025

Thought Heupel had 59 minutes and change of his best work as Tennessee HC.

And yet, he undid all of it when it mattered most. Yikes.

— Barstool SEC (@SECBarstool) September 13, 2025

I'm sorry, but you lost that game 1000% because of Heupel's conservative play calling after forcing the fumble. 3 straight runs is unacceptable in that situation. You score a TD there, you're up 12 and this things over. You settle for 3 and you allow them to do what they do. pic.twitter.com/B0FcvhWQjc

— Joey (@joeypetersen8) September 14, 2025

I do not blame Max Gilbert. That was a bungle by Heupel.

Use the third down! Call timeout to settle him down! Do something other than suddenly throw him in the game with his rhythm all screwed up!!

The smallest of things can affect kicker rhythm.

Just a massive overthink.

— H-Town Vol (@Htown_Vol423) September 13, 2025

Josh Heupel reacts to not kicking the field goal before the false start penalty. pic.twitter.com/AGcBmDRcfW

— Nate 🐶🏈 (@NateDawgUga) September 14, 2025

UCF fans remember making similar faces at Josh Heupel. 🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/lh0Km41AE4

— Jason Lucas (@JasonVegas22) September 13, 2025

Heupel had the chance to bury Georgia. He didn’t

— RAINEY (@RaineyVoI) September 14, 2025

The Tennessee loss is 100% on Josh Heupel. Had he kicked the fucking field goal on 3rd down rather than running another play and getting the penalty, the #Vols would’ve won

— Gill Boldberg (@Gill_Boldberg) September 13, 2025

Folks are gonna blame Gilbert, and yeah, he should’ve hit that kick. But Heupel needed to get the ball closer. It’s like he was playing not to lose.

— Notorious N.I.C. (@the7maxims) September 13, 2025

Did you watch the Georgia vs. Tennessee game? What do you think? Let me know in the comments.