January, 2008

To say Phillip Fulmer hasn't gone outside the Tennessee family to hire assistant coaches isn't true.  It's happened many times.   But this week's hiring of Dave Clawson as the Vols' new offensive coordinator is a landmark.

For the first time in decades, the guy at the other end of the headsets on game day won't have an extensive Tennessee background.    David Cutcliffe did.   Randy Sanders did.