Running backs coach Robert Gillespie, who was set to be the lone holdover from Butch Jones’ staff at Tennessee, instead no longer is on Jeremy Pruitt’s staff.
Gillespie spent five seasons as Tennessee’s running backs coach. Gillespie also was named the Vols’ recruiting coordinator before the 2015 season.
Per multiple sources, former Florida State Heisman winner and longtime NFL quarterback Chris Weinke has emerged as Pruitt’s top target to round out the Vols’ on-field staff for 2018. Weinke spent the past season as an offensive analyst for national champion Alabama. He also interviewed a year ago for the UT offensive coordinator post.