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Episode 149: Welcome back, Jim Chaney
GoVols247's Wes Rucker, Patrick Brown and Ryan Callahan went into Fort Rucker Studio to break down Tennessee's offensive coordinator coup.
Vols head coach Jeremy Pruitt’s 44-day search for an offensive coordinator took longer than most on the outside expected, but it ended in style. Pruitt plucked Georgia offensive coordinator Jim Chaney, who coordinated some explosive offenses at Tennessee from 2009-12 but wasn’t retained by Butch Jones.
Chaney’s track record of producing explosive offenses and sending several players to the NFL continued during his time at Arkansas, Pittsburgh and Georgia, and bringing him back to Knoxville looks like a coup — an expensive coup, but a coup nonetheless.
Hiring Chaney was a strong statement from Pruitt, but every situation comes with questions that must be answered: How did Tennessee convince Chaney to leave a strong situation at Georgia for a rebuilding situation in Knoxville? How much did Georgia fight to keep him? What kind of system will the versatile coordinator install at Tennessee? How will his football philosophy and personality mesh with Pruitt?
And, perhaps most interestingly, what position will Chaney coach for the Vols? And what does that mean for those currently on Tennessee’s staff? Will there be more staff moves in the near future?
Those and several other topics are discussed in details in this episode.
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Published on 6 years, 11 months ago