TENNESSEE
Now that Jeremy Pruitt is Tennessee’s new head coach, he has to assemble a coaching staff, which he’s already started doing.
As Alabama’s defensive coordinator, that side of the ball is obviously Pruitt’s specialty, so finding the right offensive coordinator will be very important.
According to Volquest.com, Pruitt is expected to hire a USC co-offensive coordinator for the OC position on his staff, but it won’t be former Tennessee QB Tee Martin. The report states that Tyson Helton, brother of USC head coach Clay Helton, will head to Knoxville:
Sources tell Volquest that Southern Cal’s Tyson Helton is expected to take the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach role for the Vols. Helton, 38, served as the passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Southern Cal since 2016, tutoring Sam Darold.
Whether or not Helton will share offensive coordinator responsibilities remains to be seen, but he is expected to join Pruitt’s staff soon.
From there, the Vols will continue assembling their offensive staff heading into the 2018 season.
WHY is Tee Martin being passed over again? There must be something going on that I’m unaware of
My guess is either Pruitt said he wasn’t going to be told who to hire or Tee isn’t interested in working as an assistant under pruitt. One way or another, Tee wants to be a head coach soon. As much as we as fans might want him here, the fact remains that his fastest route to becoming a head coach is probably by staying where he is for now.
I’m sure if Tee would have agreed, he could have got him.
My guess is Tee’s wife still has his balls in her purse.
How do you know he was passed over? There are a ton of reasons Pruitt went with Helton. Just because Tee (who I’ve met and really like) isn’t coming to UT doesn’t mean there’s an issue. He needs to do what’s right for HIM and his family first. And if he and Pruitt were not a good fit then so be it. No hard feelings. Unlike fans this is a business decision for him.
AWKWARD!
Nothing Awkward about it.
What’s awkward? The fact y’all went from a coach that looked like a Donkey to a coach that looks like Cousin Eddie?
Last time they interviewed Tee, his wife wouldnt become because she was a supposed singer and wanted to further her career. Wonder if she realizes the amount of money her hubby is missing out on.
That’s supposed to be come, not become. Looks like my Samsung phone works for SDS.
Ok now chipper that’s funny as hell.