The Tennessee Volunteers are looking for their fourth head coach in nine years since the prior UT administration elected to move on from Hall of Fame coach Phillip Fulmer after the 2008 season.

In the nine seasons after Fulmer, Tennessee has had four losing seasons. The Volunteers will have a fifth in 2017 unless Tennessee can win out under interim coach Brady Hoke. So, in the wake of UT firing Butch Jones, who does Vol Nation want as the next head coach?

With Jon Gruden and Chip Kelly at the forefront of the coaching search wish list of many UT fans, here is a listing of how happy Vol Nation would be with each of these candidates on a scale, with 10 being the most excited and 1 being the least excited. Gruden and Kelly are the obvious top two — Vols fans would be so charged up for either of them that they are off the scale — so we take a look at those two plus 10 more after them.

12. Jon Gruden (Monday Night Football Analyst)

Why he makes sense: Gruden is a home run hire. The Super Bowl champion head coach lives and breathes football. Critics say that he does not want the obligation of recruiting and would not translate well to the college game since he has not been on a college staff since 1989 at Pacific. But that thought is an insult to his football knowledge and his love for the game at all levels.

11. Chip Kelly (ESPN Analyst)

Kelly is an established college coach with three Pac-12 championships in four seasons at Oregon. After accumulating a 46-7 record with the Ducks and a 2010 BCS national championship game appearance, Kelly left for the NFL. He had two 10-win seasons in his first two seasons with the Eagles, but won a total of eight games in his last two NFL seasons, his last year with the Eagles and only season in San Francisco with the 49ers. The excitement level and national exposure for the Tennessee program would happen instantly with a Kelly hire. But it is looking more and more that he is destined for Florida.

10. Dan Mullen (Mississippi State)

Mullen has built a stable program this decade with less talent at Mississippi State, but he might want to escape the SEC West and compete for championships. A job like Tennessee would provide a platform to compete for championships at a school that has top-notch facilities and does not have to battle in-state recruiting wars. He could win instantly with the talent Jones has left behind and would have national exposure surrounding the program.

9. David Cutcliffe (Duke)

It is perfect timing to bring the former Tennessee offensive coordinator home. Cutcliffe was a UT assistant from 1982-98 and 2006-07. If dream hires of Gruden and Kelly do not come to fruition and Mullen stays in Starkville, then it is time to bring the 63-year old Cutcliffe home to restore order for a few years and possibly have coaches such as Tee Martin, Jay Graham, Randy Sanders and Terry Fair be on Cutcliffe’s staff.

8. Scott Frost (UCF)

Frost has the college football world paying attention to him with a 9-0 start and he is thought to be the next coach to make a big-time move to a Power 5 job. Frost was the offensive coordinator for three seasons at Oregon after being Kelly’s wide receivers coach in Eugene. There is concern that Nebraska could be his landing spot since he played quarterback for the Cornhuskers.

7. Lane Kiffin (Florida Atlantic)

After a decade of mediocrity for a prized and historic program like Tennessee, the desire to compete for championships could lead the Vols to entertain the thought of having Kiffin return to Rocky Top. Having Kiffin back would instantly revive the program and at minimum the program should compete for division championships.

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6. Jimbo Fisher (Florida State)

The last time Tennessee hired a national championship head coach it turned out well under Johnny Majors. Fisher flirted with the LSU opening last year, but stayed at Florida State. The question remains if Fisher wants to ever become a head coach in the SEC, where he made a name as an assistant at Auburn and LSU. Fisher would bring national exposure upon his arrival.

5. Jeff Brohm (Purdue)

Brohm falls under the Bobby Petrino coaching tree and is an offensive-minded coach. Petrino has never won a conference championship without Brohm on his staff and Brohm’s presence would bring excitement at Tennessee.

4. Adam Gase (Miami Dolphins)

At 39, Gase has an ideal resume. The Miami Dolphins head coach is well respected by UT legend Peyton Manning, who played under Gase when the coach was the offensive coordinator with the Denver Broncos. Gase also launched his coaching career under Nick Saban at LSU as a recruiting assistant.

3. Jim Bob Cooter (Detroit Lions offensive coordinator)

Cooter was a backup quarterback who appeared in three games and was a graduate assistant at Tennessee under Fulmer. Cooter also was the head coach of the Tennessee’s last junior varsity team in 2008. However, the 33-year old continues to work his way up the NFL coaching ranks; he has only been an NFL assistant since 2009 and is already an offensive coordinator. Now in his third season as the Lions’ offensive coordinator, Cooter might not have coaching in college on his mind. But if he did there would a high excitement level for the fan favorite.

2. Doug Marrone (Jacksonville Jaguars)

The current Jaguars head coach was part of the last elite Tennessee team in 2001. Marrone coached tight ends and offensive tackles coach when the Vols were one win away from the BCS national championship game. The Syracuse alum has been the head coach at his alma mater, an offensive coordinator in the NFL, a head coach with the Bills and Jaguars and the offensive line coach at Georgia. He would bring a NFL-minded program. From 2009-17, Marrone has been an NFL head coach in all but two years.

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1. Mike Norvell (Memphis)

Norvell has continued the winning ways that Justin Fuente started at Memphis. Norvell coached under Todd Graham at Arizona State, Pittsburgh and Tulsa. The Vols would be taking a chance on him much as they did with Derek Dooley and Butch Jones.