If you’ve been paying attention to the Tennessee Athletics program, you probably picked up on the fact that new AD John Currie and Phillip Fulmer weren’t on the greatest of terms at one point. Currie was Mike Hamilton’s right hand man when Fulmer was fired (or stepped down, however you want to phrase it) back in 2008.
It’s long been rumored that Currie played a major role in ousting Fulmer — which is probably why Phillip made this comment in his press conference.
Phiillip Fulmer said at presser today that John Currie has ``matured as an athletic director.