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Tennessee reportedly made two hires yesterday: former Heisman-winner and Alabama offensive analyst Chris Weinke will coach the running backs and JUCO offensive mastermind Joe Osovet will be an offensive analyst.
And in case you only read the headline saying that Robert Gillespie “didn’t like” being fired, here’s the whole quote from Phillip Fulmer:
“This is a big boy’s business,” Fulmer said, according to the Knoxville News Sentinel. “He understood. He was very professional. We talked yesterday. It was simply a matter of Coach Pruitt doing what he thought was right for his program and Robert.
“Robert was fine. Robert is OK. He didn’t like it, I’m not saying that. But he’s OK. He understood. It’s a big boy business.”
Everybody’s got one
With news being pretty scarce, everybody’s starting in with their opinions:
Here are the Vols signees who will make an immediate impact this fall, according to SEC Country.
And here are the three top targets for Pruitt in next year’s recruiting class, according to Gridiron Now, and the top four needs for that class ($$$), according to Rivals.
Pruitt himself has opinions, too, and one of them is that 3-star defensive lineman signee Kurott Garland is going to be a “really good football player.”
According to Tennessee safeties coach Charles Kelly, here are the three characteristics every safety needs to possess.
And just to keep this particular fire burning, CBS also thinks that Tennessee is still one of the most talented teams in the nation.
Other fun stuff
The No. 11 Lady Vols host Alabama this evening at 6:30.
The Vols baseball season begins tomorrow as the team opens with a three-game series against Maryland at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
So after a strange day for the SEC we end up solely at No. 2 again. Hopefully we can sweep the rest.
I guess I won’t waste my employer’s time by trying to figure out all of the scenarios, but I think a 3-2 finish that puts the Vols at 12-6 in conference should guarantee a top-4 slot (teams 3-6 still have several games against each other such that they can’t all end up better than 12-6).
You can’t take anybody for granted in this league, though. With UGA winning in Gainesville last night, they’re obviously capable of beating UT on Saturday. Vols need to come out ready to go.