It was the start of the second season of the Derek Dooley era when Dave Hart took over as the leader of the Tennessee Vols athletics program.
In the five years since then, Hart has overseen some of the most dramatic changes in Tennessee sports history, and he has also overseen some of the most major controversies.
His takeover of the department came about right as the Vols merged the men’s and women’s departments, so Hart entered a period of massive change.
Throughout his tenure, though, he has shown an impressive ability to remain calm and not overreact when things go wrong.