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Butch Jones agrees to coach Volunteers, ends Tennessee football's long coaching search

After four high-profile rejections, Tennessee has locked down a new head coach: Cincinnati's Butch Jones.

Butch Jones agrees to coach Volunteers, ends Tennessee football's long coaching search

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4 months ago Article 0 comments

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Danny Sheridan has ideas for you, Tennessee football

No, he can't tell you who the bagman is (yet), but he knows some great fits to guide your football program.

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5 months ago Article 5 comments

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Derek Dooley's law blog lobs law bomb at Clay Travis

Former Tennessee coach and lawyer Derek Dooley has made a lawyer joke at the expense of his biggest lawyer critic. Lawyer jokes!

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5 months ago Article 11 comments

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Tennessee football coaches get MS Paint treatment in official school photos

Listen, man. Coaches don't just come equipped with orange neckties. Sometimes when you make a new hire, those things have to applied in post-production, even if MS Paint is all you got.

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5 months ago
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5 months ago Article 2 comments

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Tee Martin turns down Tennessee, according to report

The former Vols quarterback will reportedly stay at USC.

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5 months ago Article 2 comments

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Tee Martin to Tennessee? Vols great reportedly meeting Butch Jones

Former Tennessee quarterback Tee Martin is reportedly meeting with new Volunteers coach Butch Jones on Monday to discuss a coaching position at the school.

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6 months ago Article 0 comments

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Peyton Manning unknowingly recruited Butch Jones away from Tennessee

Perhaps the most beloved player in Tennessee history told Tennessee's new coach to take the Colorado job instead.

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6 months ago Article 7 comments

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2012 college football coaching hires, as graded by furious Vols fans

What if every fan was a Tennessee fan? Let's have an imaginary panel of angry Vols grade all the coaching decisions made so far by other schools around the country.

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6 months ago Article 512 comments

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Butch Jones to Tennessee: The arguments for and against, but mostly for

Tennessee fans are unhappy about the conclusion to their drawn-out coaching search, but they should be happy about the coach they got.

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6 months ago Article 3 comments

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Butch Jones' Twitter account in awkward spot between Tennessee and Cincinnati

That would put it somewhere around Lexington, which is indeed incredibly awkward. Let us preserve for all time that unwieldy point at which a coach's social media presence switches schools.

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6 months ago Article 15 comments

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Butch Jones agrees to coach Tennessee Volunteers, according to reports

Butch Jones, the outgoing coach at Cincinnati, has agreed in principle to coach at Tennessee, according to several reports.

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6 months ago Article 0 comments

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Butch Jones to Tennessee? Decision could come Friday morning

The great Tennessee coaching search of 2012, Round 2, could be coming to a close soon.

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6 months ago Article 7 comments

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Tennessee targeting Butch Jones and Kirby Smart; Tommy Tuberville also in touch

After a long search, Tennessee is focusing on Cincinnati's Butch Jones and Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart, but is also communicating with Texas Tech's Tommy Tuberville.

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6 months ago Article 0 comments

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Butch Jones new Tennessee front-runner, according to report

The Vols are reportedly interested in the 44-year-old Cincinnati coach.

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6 months ago Article 27 comments

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The List: Perks received upon becoming Tennessee's head coach

Hello. Take this job, please. Please?

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6 months ago Article 71 comments

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Tennessee coaching search: Top 4 said no, so let's list every possible candidate

You still need a football coach, Tennessee. We're here to help.

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6 months ago Article 6 comments

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Larry Fedora latest to turn down Tennessee, according to report

UNC head coach Larry Fedora appears to have said no thanks to the Tennessee Volunteers.

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6 months ago Article 5 comments

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Charlie Strong turns down Tennessee, Vols players seize opportunity

Way to show some initiative, you Vols.

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6 months ago Article 12 comments

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Charlie Strong chooses Louisville over Tennessee, according to report

Strong met with his players Wednesday afternoon, but didn't address whether he'd be leaving for Tennessee. According to a new report, he's staying at Louisville.

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6 months ago Article 0 comments

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UNC recruit '100 percent confident' no Larry Fedora to Tennessee

Fedora told a recruit today he was staying put in Chapel Hill.

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6 months ago Article 4 comments

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Charlie Strong, Louisville working on deal amid Tennessee reports

With reports that he is at or near the top of the wish list to replace Derek Dooley at Tennessee, Charlie Strong is reportedly working on a contract extension at Louisville.

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6 months ago Article 9 comments

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Mike Gundy won't take Tennessee job, according to report

Mike Gundy, who was also considered for the coaching position at Arkansas, has been offered a job at Tennessee. But will Gundy leave his alma mater?

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6 months ago Article 9 comments

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Larry Fedora interviews for Tennessee football coaching job

The current North Carolina Tar Heels head coach interviewed with the University of Tennessee for their vacant head coaching job in New York City on Tuesday, according to sources.

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6 months ago Article 1 comment

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Charlie Strong Tennessee's top candidate, according to multiple reports

Louisville coach Charlie Strong has emerged as the top candidate to be the next head coach at Tennessee.

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6 months ago Article 1 comment

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Tennessee coaching search reportedly down to Strong, Fedora and Gundy

Larry Fedora reportedly joins Charlie Strong and Mike Gundy on the narrowing list of Tennessee candidates.

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6 months ago Article 1 comment

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Could Charlie Strong's interview with Tennessee impact James Quick's recruitment?

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6 months ago Article 2 comments

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Tennessee coaching rumors: Mike Gundy, Bret Bielema among latest rumors

At least three more coaches, including OSU's Mike Gundy and Wisconsin's Bret Bielema, have been linked to the Tennessee coaching search.

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6 months ago Article 3 comments

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Charlie Strong interviews at Tennessee, according to multiple reports

After denying that he interviewed with Auburn, Louisville's head coach reportedly had an interview for Tennessee's vacant position on Friday.

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6 months ago Article 7 comments

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Jon Gruden turns down Tennessee for the third time: Surprise!

Jon Gruden, yet again, is not going to be the next football coach of the Volunteers. We'll see this rumor again in 2014!

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6 months ago Article 1 comment

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Jon Gruden reportedly offered Tennesee coaching job, or not!

One report claims that Gruden is mulling over an offer to takeover the Vols program, but there are still issues to resolve regarding his staff.

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6 months ago Article 7 comments

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Al Golden to Tennessee? Luther Campbell thinks so

The famous Miami supporter might be hinting that the current Hurricanes coach is on his way to becoming the Tennessee coach.

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6 months ago Article 35 comments

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Jon Gruden is not going to Tennessee

The best kind of rumor is the one that never had any evidence to support it anyway.

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6 months ago Article 8 comments

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The greatest Jon Gruden rumor ever

Is Jon Gruden headed to Tennessee? Only if the Cleveland Browns say yes! Wait, what?

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6 months ago Article 0 comments

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Duke extends David Cutcliffe amid coaching candidacy rumors

David Cutcliffe will be a mainstay at Duke.

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6 months ago Article 3 comments

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Jon Gruden unlikely to take Arkansas coaching job, says local TV station

Jon Gruden has been offered the head coaching job at the University of Arkansas, reports say, but is expected to decline the position.

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6 months ago Article 4 comments

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Jon Gruden 'committed to ESPN' amid Tennessee, Arkansas coaching rumors

The analyst has been linked to Arkansas and Tennessee as potential destinations this offseason.

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6 months ago Article 1 comment

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Tennessee coaching candidates: David Cutcliffe takes name off list

Duke head coach David Cutcliffe says he will not take the Tennessee job, saying that he'll return to coach Duke next season instead of entertaining offers for the job left open in the wake of the Derek Dooley firing.

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6 months ago Article 23 comments

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Derek Dooley fired: Tennessee fans now on full Jon Gruden watch?

A loss to a formerly lowly in-state rival was the last straw for Derek Dooley at Tennessee, who becomes the second SEC coach to fall this season.

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6 months ago Article 0 comments

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Derek Dooley's job status: 'Nothing to report,' says Tennessee

Tennessee has nothing new to report on the status of embattled head football coach Derek Dooley.

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6 months ago Article 2 comments

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Derek Dooley likely out of chances at Tennessee, according to reports

Multiple outlets are reporting Derek Dooley will soon be let go as Tennessee's head football coach.

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6 months ago Article 1 comment

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Derek Dooley, farewell: 'So we'll go no more a Vol-ing'

After a four-overtime loss to Missouri and some more questionable playcalling late, it's time to wish Tennessee's coach the best in his next endeavor.

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7 months ago Article 7 comments

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College football hot seat watch 2012: Joker Phillips fired, who's next?

Joker Phillips became the second FBS head coach to get canned on Sunday. Who else will likely be seeking new opportunities come December?

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7 months ago Article 2 comments

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Derek Dooley's hot stool now scalding: The Stephen White lecture

Tennessee's having all it can handle at the hands of Troy, and one former player has had just about enough.

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8 months ago Article 10 comments

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Hot Seat Watch 2012: Derek Dooley Still Warm, But What About Gene Chizik?

We are about one-quarter of the way through the regular season, so it is probably about time to begin looking at the coaches who might be looking for new jobs in another month or two.

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