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Jimmy’s blog: Dale Jones would love shot at being UT D-coordinator
(This interview with Dale Jones was conducted before reports that UT has hired a defensive coordinator) By Jimmy Hyams Tennessee has had trouble hiring a defensive coordinator, but there is one coach ...
Feb 15, 2021
Jimmy’s blog: Kevin White discouraged son from becoming athletic director
(This is the first in a two-part series on an interview with Kevin White, father of Tennessee's new athletic director Danny White. You can hear the interview at 991thesportsanimal.com) By Jimmy Hyams ...
Feb 01, 2021
Jimmy’s blog: Heupel to get six-year $4 million a year contract
By Jimmy Hyams Tennessee's new coach Josh Heupel will be paid $4 million a year ($275,000 base pay) for six years with a caveat. If Tennessee gets a two-years-or-more postseason ban and a reduction of...
Jan 27, 2021
Jimmy’s blog: Tennessee football job not what it used to be
By Jimmy HyamsIn the 1990s, Tennessee was one of the top 10 football jobs in the nation.During that decade, only Florida State, Florida and Nebraska had more wins among the top-level programs, and UT ...
Jan 25, 2021
Jimmy’s blog: Pruitt retains Dallas law firm to fight UT firing for cause
By Jimmy Hyams Jimmy Sexton, the agent for fired Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt, said Michael Lyons and the Dallas-based trial firm of Lyons & Simmons has been hired to represent Pruitt. UT fired P...
Jan 18, 2021
Jeremy Pruitt fired at UT, Fulmer to retire when AD replacement found.
By Jimmy Hyams Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt has been fired following the completion of a UT internal investigation into alleged recruiting violations and extra benefits. He was interviewed Thursday f...
Jan 18, 2021
Jimmy’s blog: UT hires Steele on defensive staff
By Jimmy Hyams Tennessee has hired Kevin Steele to be an assistant on the defensive staff, according to sources. Steele, a former Tennessee assistant and player, will likely coach linebackers. It is n...
Jan 12, 2021
Vols turn to Vescovi, Johnson for clutch free throws
By Jimmy Hyams Santiago Vescovi had been in a shooting slump the past two games. The sophomore guard hit only five of 15 shots in a loss to Alabama, and he was one of seven against Arkansas as the Vol...
Jan 08, 2021
Jimmy’s blog: Buchanan said he didn’t want to leave UT but couldn’t get cleared
By Jimmy Hyams Baylen Buchanan didn't want to leave Tennessee, but the senior defensive back felt he had no choice. Buchanan entered the transfer portal recently with the goal of playing at another co...
Dec 30, 2020
Jimmy’s blog: Pope explains decision to enter transfer portal
By Jimmy Hyams Tennessee has had more than a dozen football players enter the transfer portal since the start of this year, but one that really stood out was a local player who was a starter and alway...
Dec 29, 2020
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