It’s great for Tennessee football that Chris Weinke is now part of the staff as a running backs coach. He brings major recruiting connections, championship experience and a diverse background in leading different units on the football field. However, with the Vols set to begin the Jeremy Pruitt era very soon, his arrival has brought back to light an annoying talking point.
That talking point is that had Weinke not been hurt in the Fiesta Bowl against UT for the 1998 national championship, Florida State would’ve won. Of course, what everybody cites is Marcus Outzen throwing a pick-six to Dwayne Goodrich and Peter Warrick only having one catch.