Tennessee football is in a state of complete and utter chaos right now. The school attempted to hire Greg Schiano to replace the fired Butch Jones, that backfired spectacularly, and the succeeding attempts to find a new coach have gone so poorly that the school fired its athletic director on Friday morning.
The list of names that have been tied to the Volunteers’ coaching job is lengthy, as it includes Purdue’s Jeff Brohm, N.C. State’s Dave Doeren, Washington State’s Mike Leach, and Kevin Sumlin, formerly of Texas A&M. As for the AD job, reports indicate that the frontrunner is former football coach Phillip Fulmer, who has reportedly been sabotaging the process with the hopes of getting the job.
Sources: John Currie was prepared to hire Mike Leach but university officials wouldn’t allow him to do so. Phillip Fulmer has been sabotaging search process in hopes to become Tennessee’s AD
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) December 1, 2017
It’s very weird right now in Knoxville, and the school could use a whole lot of stability in the form of a leader who is willing to circle the wagons and give both the athletic department and the football team someone to rally behind. That person is probably not Ric Flair, but the Nature Boy tweeted that he is willing to take either position on Rocky Top.
If the shirt fits hire him!
Available for either position! WOOOOO! pic.twitter.com/acsBccaJ1h— Ric Flair® (@RicFlairNatrBoy) December 1, 2017
With how crazy things have gotten at Tennessee over the last week, basically nothing is off the table in terms of a resolution. I suppose hiring Ric Flair as either the athletic director or head football coach is one such outcome. Really as long as Kane is happy with whatever decision the school makes, it’ll probably be a good one.
