Column questions Tennessee mistakes and a Heupel decision in South Carolina loss

A column by Adams examining Tennessee's loss focuses on two linked concerns: the number of mistakes the Volunteers made, and whether coach Josh Heupel made the right decision in a key moment. The headline frames both as open questions for Tennessee football after the game.

The material available for this story does not specify which decision is being questioned or list the individual mistakes, so those details are not added here. The column's premise, though, is that errors by Tennessee were numerous enough to shape the outcome.

For Tennessee, that kind of postgame scrutiny puts both execution and coaching under review at once. It suggests the loss will be debated not only for what players did on the field, but for the choices made from the sideline.