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Tennessee HC Butch Jones Building 1 of SEC's Best Defensive Fronts

The SEC is still a line-of-scrimmage conference, and what Tennessee head coach Butch Jones has built on Rocky Top is downright terrifying.

The third-year head coach of the Vols took over a program that was treated like a rental property that the owner wanted to let go into foreclosure under former head coach Derek Dooley, and he has built it up to a level where it will be picked by many—including yours truly—to contend for the SEC East title.

Dooley's ability to recruit and develop talent along the defensive line has played a big role.