New Tennessee offensive coordinator Larry Scott soon could be reunited with a former fellow Miami assistant, as FootballScoop.com reports that Kevin Beard is a “strong candidate” to become the Volunteers’ receivers coach.
Beard, who currently is receivers coach at Florida International, worked with Scott in 2014 and ’15 at Miami. He was hired as UM’s assistant director of football operations in ’14, then was promoted to receivers coach inn 2015.
Beard, a south Florida native who also is a UM alum, spent 2016 as an offensive quality control staffer at Georgia. He was hired as receivers coach at Florida International in early December; he was recruited to UM by current FIU coach Butch Davis.