Derek Dooley knows the Tennessee football program well.
Dooley, Missouri’s current offensive coordinator, was the head coach of the Volunteers from 2010-12, where he could only compile a 15-21 record before getting fired prior to the regular season finale of the 2012 season.
Though the team and coaching staff are completely different than they were at the beginning of the decade, Tennessee is still in the spot it was when Dooley was at the helm: it’s a program still looking to get back to the highs it hasn’t seen in two decades.
After an embarrassing start to the season — losses against Georgia State and BYU to open up the year — the Volunteers have steadily improved over the year and match the Tigers with identical 5-5 records.