Tennessee announced on Monday that Kelsey Pope, an offensive analyst with the team last season, has been promoted to wide receivers’ coach. Kodi Burns, last year’s WR coach, left the Vols in late February to take the same job with the New Orleans Saints.
It’s hard to ignore the excitement from the players in that video above. While hiring somebody the players like wasn’t the biggest factor in Heupel’s decision, there’s no way that kinda rapport hurt Pope’s chances.
“Kelsey was a natural fit for this role and someone our players trust and have the utmost respect for,” Heupel said via UTSports dot com.