Butch Jones wanted to get out in front of the masses. With his Tennessee football team teetering closer and closer to contender status in 2016, Jones made a major move that should cement his squad at the top of the SEC Eastern Division before any games can even be played.
Fair or unfair, Jones' firing of John Jancek and subsequent hiring of Penn State defensive coordinator Bob Shoop to the same position will help thrust this team firmly into the East's driver's seat. The offense already has most of its key members returning in 2016, but this defense had plenty of questions it had to iron out.