A familiar face was back on Rocky Top this morning. John Chavis, the former longtime defensive coordinator for Tennessee, returned to Knoxville for a visit with the current staff. Current defensive coordinator Derrick Ansley tweeted out a picture of the visit below.
Chavis began his time at Tennessee as a defensive lineman in the 1970s. He began as a positions coach in Knoxville in 1989, before moving to defensive coordinator in 1995. Chavis would remain in that role all the way through the 2008 season at Tennessee before finally moving on.
He became the defensive coordinator at LSU shortly after his time at Tennessee, before moving on to Texas A&M and then Arkansas.