Jon Gruden’s odds to become Tennessee’s next coach improve after wild Thursday

Knoxville was in a complete frenzy on Thursday — primarily because of one man.

That man is Jon Gruden, the one who many Volunteers fans view as the hopeful savior of Tennessee football.

Thursday began with Gruden praising Tennessee’s fight song, “Rocky Top,” on a Seattle radio station.

Following the fight song love was a credible report circulating that UT athletic director John Currie and the Vols’ power brokers had made their pitch to Gruden to coach the Vols.

There was even a media stakeout at the Knoxville airport to see if Gruden would be getting off a private plane.

It was quite a day.

Vegas, and more specifically, BetOnline, adjusted their odds accordingly on the betting favorites to become the Vols’ next coach.

Gruden is still the front-runner, and his odds have improved from +180 to +165.

Dan Mullen isn’t far behind Gruden at +280, while Mike Norvell rounds out the Top 3 with +350 odds.

Here is a full picture of the odds, courtesy of Saturday Down South news desk editor Michael Bratton:

Jon Gruden’s odds to become Tennessee’s next coach have improved yet again, now down to +165 (was at +180) #GRUMORS pic.twitter.com/MVIp0XpDnX

— SEC Mike (@MichaelWBratton) November 16, 2017

Cody McClure

Cody McClure is an SEC Football Writer for Saturday Down South. He lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he also co-hosts a midday sports radio show for FOX Sports. Cody previously worked for Athlon Sports.