It is being reported that Greg Schiano and Tennessee are close to a deal for Schiano to become the next head coach of the Vols, but that report has not been well received by numerous Tennessee fans.

Photos of The Rock from Tennessee’s campus surfaced Sunday with a strong statement about Schiano that references his time at Penn State. Multiple state representatives in Tennessee even took to Twitter to urge the university to not hire Schiano.

Nothing has been made official yet as fans wait to see if the Volunteers will hire Schiano, but at least one analyst believes the hiring would be a good move.

ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit tweeted that he believes Schiano would be a great hire for the university and urged Vols fans to get behind the potential head coach:

Nothing has been made official at this point, but Herbstreit definitely voiced his support for Schiano.

Here are some other tweets from Herbstreit about Schiano: