Jim Chaney came to Athens with a lot of hype, and rightfully so. He pioneered the spread offense in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s at Purdue with quarterbacks like Drew Brees and Kyle Orton.
Later he adopted a more balanced and pro-style offense when he returned to college football in 2009 as part of Lane Kiffen’s staff at Tennessee. He stayed in Knoxville after Derek Dooley was hired and led the 2012 Volunteer offense to being one of the schools best.
Jim Chaney is a guy known for utilizing the personnel he has and changing the offensive style accordingly.