Tennessee’s strength coach situation has been finalized. A.J. Artis, Jeremy Pruitt’s director of football performance, had been hanging around on staff during the transition to Josh Heupel. However, with the reported hire of Kurt Schmidt, the writing was on the wall for Artis.
On Monday, Artis accepted the same position at South Florida. On Tuesday, Tennessee officially announced the hire of Kurt Schmidt to his position. Schmidt is the latest to follow Heupel to Tennessee from UCF.
Schmidt has has worked under Heupel for the last four seasons, helping to mold and shape a roster that plays in a uniquely fast way.