Tee is staying, per Hyams. Sorry Kiffin.

[Freak]

 

[whodeycin85]

Wow. What loyalty!!!! I have to say im happy and shocked

 

[Chilmonty]

Tee isn't stupid! He already went with Kiffy to USC and it was a disaster!!
He knows dam well that Pruitt is a winner!! JMO

 

[AllVols]

That's good news.

 

[RollerVol]

sometimes the grass is not always greener...smart move on Tee's part...

GO BIG ORANGE!

 

[appvol]

If Pruitt ever leaves is Tee the next Head Coach at Tennessee.

 

[VolinWayne]

This is great news if true!! Hopefully Fulmer will be willing to pay our coaching staff as needed to keep all of the important pieces in place. It would be nice to see a little continuity now that we have things rolling a bit.

 

[columbia vol]

This is great news if true!! Hopefully Fulmer will be willing to pay our coaching staff as needed to keep all of the important pieces in place. It would be nice to see a little continuity now that we have things rolling a bit.

I think CPF has proven he will

 

[Behr]

I wasn't aware he was offered OC, I thought they already had one.

 

[appvol]

Would you really be the OC at Ole Miss doesn’t Kiffin call the plays.

 

[Russdaddy2027]

Tee has better opportunities staying under Pruitt and Fulmer and learning from Chaney. He is paid well and will probably even get a raise. Eventually he will get the title of OC at UT.

 

[Tennesseefan2019]

Excellent news!

 

[JMSqb11]

If Pruitt ever leaves is Tee the next Head Coach at Tennessee.

Hold your horses. Lets get to "if Chaney retires in the next 3-4 years, Tee will be the next OC"

While i hope he one day ends up being the coach, I would have to think that if Phil leaves before that opportunity presents itself, it would come down to Phil's replacement. As long as Pruitt does well here and rebuilds the program to double digit wins per year and competing for SEC Titles, Phil ain't getting touched.

 

[chidave]

Kiffin let Kendall Briles call the plays at FAU in his first year iirc. He took that back over last year after their O took a big step back with Briles departure.

 

[Volsfaninva917]

If Pruitt ever leaves is Tee the next Head Coach at Tennessee.

If you took the fact that he played at UT out of it would you feel the same?

 

[RDU VOL#14]

Wow. What loyalty!!!! I have to say im happy and shocked

Why shocked? No way Tee burns that bridge for Kiffin. He could go just about anywhere else, but he couldn’t repair leaving his alma mater for Kiffin for an inconference team.

 

[butchna]

If Pruitt ever leaves is Tee the next Head Coach at Tennessee.

Before his hire, I predicted that was what he was being groomed for. Even if not for UT, that would be his next career arc. He interviewed for the Georgia Southern gig and wasn’t even strongly considered. Really believe Fulmer would have loved to interview him but didn’t want to insult the process. In Knoxville, under Fulmer’s wing, he can begin developing contacts and relationships that will help him in developing staffs, recruiting connections and administrative personnel that are the unseen backbone of a head coaching tenure. Pruitt’s concise plan (including names) in gathering a staff, indicating efficient speed in the process is what wowed Fulmer in the first interview and landed him the job. Kiffin is notorious in recruiting support personnel as well as assistants. When he bolted to USC, Lane wanted to bring a hotshot, superstar admin who was established at UT. She told him no, but he got her on the phone and kept passing it around to different people...including Daddy Monte to sway her...and he did. Telling that story to demonstrate how bought in Tee is at his alma mater. Being a titular OC under Kiffin but not otherwise building his resume for the next step of his career wasn’t sellable.

 

[butchna]

If you took the fact that he played at UT out of it would you feel the same?

You’d also have to take Fulmer out of the equation.

 

[give_him 6]

This is our ninth victory of the year! Glad he wants to see this thing through.

 

[Volsfaninva917]

You’d also have to take Fulmer out of the equation.

That was when coaches weren't fired in 2 years, we live in a what have you done for me lately society. Look at Chizik, the guy was 2 years removed from a National Title and was fired. Also Fulmer took over a pretty good situation Majors had built. I'm not saying Tee won't ever be HC here, I hope he find success wherever it may be but if Pruitt has success and leaves then there will be plenty of better options at that time. We will see

 

[volfanbill]

I wasn't aware he was offered OC, I thought they already had one.

yeah, I bet Jeff Lebby is pissed

 

[Tombo7]

Kiffin has had some excellent coaches and coordinators on his staffs at three different schools and one pro team in ten years, yet he is 67 and 49 with a 2 and 2 bowl record. He has a Georgia mouth and a Kentucky trophy case.

 

[allvol123]

Wow. What loyalty!!!! I have to say im happy and shocked

Loyalty and this profession arent in the same time zone.

 

[Behr]

Hold your horses. Lets get to "if Chaney retires in the next 3-4 years, Tee will be the next OC"

While i hope he one day ends up being the coach, I would have to think that if Phil leaves before that opportunity presents itself, it would come down to Phil's replacement. As long as Pruitt does well here and rebuilds the program to double digit wins per year and competing for SEC Titles, Phil ain't getting touched.

Wut?

 

[JMSqb11]

Wut?

Phil would most likely hire Tee as head coach one day with no issues. If Pruitt outlasts Phil in terms of tenure at UT, I think the Tee to head coach would be a lot more burdensome to happen.