The only question remaining about Tennessee's fourth-year coach Jos Heupel: How will he fare in the College Football Playoff?

The Vols (10-2, 6-2 SEC) weathered a storm to win and practiced what coach Josh Heupel called “competitive composure.” It was a thick skin they had grown over a long imperfect scene that’s now the envy of almost every team in college football.

Josh Heupel ended his press conference Saturday afternoon at FirstBank Stadium with a question of his own. No. 7 Tennessee had just wrapped up the regular season by beating Vanderbilt 36-23, but now the fun starts,