Throughout its history, Tennessee football has never been specific when looking for a coach to lead the program. That’s evident right now, as the Vols have hired an Alabama Crimson Tide graduate in Jeremy Pruitt to return them back to prominence.
However, Rocky Top does have a history of hiring in-house at times to build its program. And some of its greatest success stories have come from home-grown talent who became themselves while playing in Knoxville.
Even in recent years, Tennessee football head coaches have made a point to try to have one or two guys on staff or in the program who played for the program.