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VQ article up on TN Brass working on a compensation increase for Butch and some assistants.
The article on VQ is fantastic. Dave dives deep into all the progress he sees in the program and he is really excited to watch the next couple years. He says this season by Jones and Co is as good as a season by a staff he can remember with the challenges they've faced.
He also discussed the UAB game and the Bowl process. There is strong suggestions that we will be in either the Belk or Liberty bowl with the final decision being out of our hands.
Congrats to Butch and Co., they deserve it!
University of Tennessee Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Dave Hart also is working to present a new contract with a raise to head football coach Butch Jones.
"That's already underway," Hart told VolQuest.com of negotiating a new pact for Jones. "He and I have already begun those conversations."
For both a raise and an extension to the original, six-year deal worth approximately $18 million that Jones agreed to in December 2012?
"We have begun those conversations," Hart emphasized, before adding, "It will get done in an appropriate fashion. Right now Butch is on the road recruiting and that will be a focus. But like I said, we'll get it done in an appropriate fashion."
Multiple sources have indicated Jones will be offered both more money and an extended term.
but Hart also said that Jones will get an increase to his salary pool for assistant coaches --- a figure that was approximately $3.4 million this season.
"It's part of the template to assess the assistant pool, and we'll assess that," Hart explained. "I'm a big believer in rewarding performance. Regardless of what's going on externally, my focus is you reward performance."
The article on VQ is fantastic. Dave dives deep into all the progress he sees in the program and he is really excited to watch the next couple years. He says this season by Jones and Co is as good as a season by a staff he can remember with the challenges they've faced.
He also discussed the UAB game and the Bowl process. There is strong suggestions that we will be in either the Belk or Liberty bowl with the final decision being out of our hands.
Congrats to Butch and Co., they deserve it!
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