Peyton Manning wants to coach at Tennessee? That’s what Mike Freeman is reporting.

Butch Jones said coaching is a tough business but that Manning is a welcome guest any time he wants to visit.

The great-player/great coach transition worked it out OK for Heisman winner Steve Spurrier, and Manning is without peer when it comes to preparation. He seems like an ideal coaching fit, and he’s probably not the only one, either.

That Manning-to-Rocky Top topic led us to a related question:

Which former SEC great would you like to see return to his alma mater as a coach?

Answer: This one is rather easy for me: Tim Tebow. While names like Peyton Manning, Bo Jackson and Herschel Walker may carry more weight with respect to a particular position, can you imagine Tebow as an assistant coach? Heck, put him in the weight room and let him motivate some players. His experience and his voice is one that players would certainly listen to. It carries weight, after arguably being the greatest SEC player of all time.

Now, I may not let him coach quarterbacks — I’m kidding, kind of, but he’d be a great coach to have on staff, a great motivator and the potential to be a dominant recruiter.

— SDS co-founder Jon Cooper (@JonCooperMedia)

Answer: This guy was a personal favorite, former Kentucky great Jared Lorenzen, the “Hefty Lefty.” The only thing that matched Lorenzen’s weight in Lexington was his production, as he threw for over 10,000 yards and nearly 80 touchdowns from 2000-03.

Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops has done a tremendous job overhauling the roster and upgrading the talent in Lexington. He’s brought in new offensive minds, too, but Lorenzen could be an ideal candidate to help coach the offense. Considering he spent a number of years on NFL rosters, the former quarterback would be able to share his experiences and knowledge with the players on what it takes to make it at the game’s highest level – something the staff could easily sell to recruits.

Bringing back one of the fan bases’ favorite sons could help sell the program to a predominantly basketball-crazed bunch, too.

After retiring, Lorenzen starting coaching high school football and was named commissioner of the UIFL. Kentucky’s 1998 Mr. Football obviously loves the game and has had such a unique career filled with experience, it’s hard to imagine a better alumni candidate to join the UK staff.

— SDS news writer Michael Wayne Bratton (@MichaelWBratton)

Answer: I’m all about defense, so I’ll go with David Pollack as a defensive coordinator at Georgia. Pollack has an infectious personality and a zeal for the game that resonates with players.

Fans in Athens still worship Pollack after an incredible career that saw him leave everything on the field. He’s the only Bulldog along with Herschel Walker (how’s that to start a sentence?) to earn first-team All-America honors three times (2002-04).

Pollack has been working at ESPN since 2009, and he’s a regular on “College GameDay.”

I like that Pollack has playing experience as both a linebacker and defensive lineman. I think that knowledge would benefit him tremendously, while his passion would rub off on the players.

— SDS Editor Talal Elmasry (@TalalElmasrySDS)

Answer: Mark Dantonio wasn’t a great player for South Carolina, so technically he’s not eligible and the Gamecocks weren’t even in the SEC when he played, so he’s on double secret SEC probation. But he did earn three letters as a defensive back, and I’d love to see him in the SEC.

There are obvious legends every alma mater would want back, but there’s another signal-calling Tim I’d like to see back in the SEC: Tim Couch as a quarterbacks coach.

He’s been an analyst for the SEC Network. He obviously has dealt with the highest of highs and lowest of lows as a recruit, college quarterback and NFL player.

The thing I liked about Couch’s career is he did it under center. He wasn’t in the shotgun making pre-snap reads. He was dropping back, going through progressions and picking the league apart, all teachable things that today’s quarterbacks aren’t being taught to do well enough.

Who better to help sell Kentucky football than the guy who wrote much of their record book?

— SDS Executive Editor Chris Wright (@FilmRoomEditor)