By the time Joe Osovet learned he wasn’t going to be retained as the tight ends coach at Tennessee under Josh Heupel in early February, it was so late in the assistant coaching churn that few comparable jobs were available.
“This carousel goes from now up until the (American Football Coaches Association) convention, and then all the spots are pretty much filled,” Osovet told USA TODAY Sports. “You’ll get some turnover because of the NFL but it’s not a lot. It’s hard the later this thing goes to find a quality gig at a level you want to be at.