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Derek Dooley Fired at Tennessee; Butch Jones Hired to Replace Him

Tennessee fired Derek Dooley after three disappointing seasons in Knoxville. It has selected Butch Jones to take over to replace him.

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For Butch Jones, Tennessee is an Entirely Different Kind of Challenge

In the past, Volunteers' new head coach has always followed Brian Kelly's success. Now he has to do it on his own

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Butch Jones Will Be Next Tennessee Head Coach

After striking out on some bigger names, Tennessee is hiring the head man from Cincinnati.

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Tennessee's Short List Makes Sense Until You Think About It

The four coaches that AD Dave Hart reportedly targeted make a good list until you do a deep examination.

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Tennessee's Head Coaching Search is Not Alabama's Head Coaching Search All Over Again

It's tempting to draw comparisons between the bad circus that was the 2006 search that produced Nick Saban and the current search for Derek Dooley's successor. It would also be flawed

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Charlie Strong Staying With Louisville; Tennessee Starts Over Yet Again

The Louisville head football coach will remain the Louisville head football coach. Which is nice for Louisville, but still leaves Tennessee without a head football coach

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Hyams: Gundy No Longer in UT Coaching Search

So much for that. The other names most commonly associated with the search of late are Strong and UNC's Larry Fedora.

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Feldman: Tennessee Offers Job to Mike Gundy

Feldman is not the kind to throw crap against the wall to see if it sticks. Looks like we're on Day 2 of the Gundy-to-the-SEC watch.

Gundy replaced Les Miles as head coach at Oklahoma State in 2005. He has a 66-35 record there with a conference title in 2011. OSU has only five 10+ win seasons in its history, and Gundy was involved in four of them either as a coach or a player.

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More Reports: Tennessee Chasing Charlie Strong for Head Coach

Tennessee now appears to be zeroing in on Charlie Strong, according to ESPN. But does he want the job or more money?

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CBS Sports: Jon Gruden Tells Tennessee 'No'

There's another report now indicating that the Vols are out of the Jon Gruden sweepstakes and will have to look elsewhere for their next head coach

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Report: Jon Gruden Has "Lucrative" Offer From Tennessee [Updated]

According to the CTFP, the ESPN talking head could be the next Volunteers head coach if he wants to be, but a conflicting report says he's withdrawn his name from consideration.

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Tennessee Head Coaching Search: David Cutcliffe Says He's Staying at Duke

Sure, you wouldn't expect Cutcliffe to say he's on the next plane to Knoxville. But the denial is pretty strongly worded as these things go

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Derek Dooley Fired: Some Candidates for the Tennessee Head Coaching Job

Jon Gruden is the name that every Tennessee fan seems to want for their program. But there are almost certainly other names on Dave Hart's list as well

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Derek Dooley Fired: A Recap of the Dave Hart Press Conference

Dave Hart didn't exactly break a lot of new ground in talking about Derek Dooley's firing, but here's a roundup of some of the interesting things he did say

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Derek Dooley Out as Tennessee Head Football Coach, University Announces

It's not really a surprise to anyone that the Tennessee head coach is on his way out after nearly three disappointing seasons. But what does that mean for the Vols program and a certain Monday Night Football analyst?

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