When Butch Jones took the Tennessee football head coaching job in 2013, he had a unique situation to deal with. Derek Dooley didn’t recruit any offensive linemen for the 2012 class, so Jones had to start all new offensive linemen for the Vols in 2014.
It was like having two rebuilding years instead of one.
But thanks to historically great recruiting there, the move appears to have paid off in the long run. Now, going into this year, Jones has six returning contributors from last year on the offensive line along with two highly rated redshirt freshmen.