Appalachian State gave Tennessee all it could handle Thursday night.

While the Volunteers came away with a 20-13 victory, UT coach Butch Jones “crashed” the Mountaineers postgame huddle to offer his encouragement and praise in a nice gesture.

Butch Jones: “Maybe if I tell them they’re an exceptional football team that means my team isn’t poorly coached.” pic.twitter.com/wTWX3zCgMn — Dieter Kurtenbach (@dkurtenbach) September 2, 2016

For more of Jones’ thoughts on the overtime thriller, be sure to check out what the Tennessee coach had to say to the media after the game.