1/15-11:50am According to the Daily Advertiser:
Dooley, who has been the coach at Tech for three seasons, canceled end-of-the-season player meetings with his players on Wednesday and left Ruston. He met with Tennessee officials on Wednesday and Thursday.
11:38am The SportsAnimal’s Jimmy Hyams is reporting that Derek Dooley will be Tennessee’s next head coach!!
10:30am According to Tom Dienhart, whoever the new coach is they must keep some of Kiffin’s old staff because of contract lengths and money.
9:00am – David Cutcliffe is staying at Duke. Here is the statement he released via ESPN.com:
“After much thought and consideration, Karen and I reached the decision that Duke is the place for our family. We have the best coaching staff in the country, and are convinced that we will continue to build a successful football program that both the Duke and Durham communities will be proud of.”
Let’s look at who is left:
Muschamp, Calhoun, Cutcliffe, Dooley, Kippy, Golden, Edsall, Whittingham, Sumlin, and Lovie Smith?
It has also been stated that Syracuse coach Doug Marrone would “walk on hot coals” to take the Tennessee job.
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