I know many will hold their nose at this, but there were other people who were chomping at the bit for the job.
Kiffin would have taken it and even was quoted as saying that he would crawl to Knoxville for a second chance and that he had made a mistake leaving when he did.
Freeze would also have taken the job, and I get it he did some regrettable things in the past, but who here has not?
Fulmer would not hire Kiffin because he embraced Majors when he got the job and brought him back to campus and the games.
I have to think there was still some bad blood with Freeze from recruiting in the past as well as the issues that got him canned from Ole Miss.
But when you see what Kiffin has done with Ole Miss you can't help but think he could have done much more with Tennessee as there are way more resources and tradition to recruit to.