The Vols didn't waste any time in find a new coach naming fired Oakland Raiders hear coach Lane Kiffin to succeed Phillip Fulmer. A day after longtime coach Fulmer stalked the sidelines for a final game as Tennessee’s football coach, a new dawn of Volunteers football began.
The university officially announced the hiring of Lane Kiffin as its next head football on Sunday afternoon. Kiffin, 33, spent the past year and a half as head coach of the Oakland Raiders before being fired earlier this season. Previously, he served as the offensive and recruiting coordinator at powerhouse University of Southern California.“Over the past few weeks, we have been on the road meeting with prospective coaches and talking to some of football’s most influential and knowledgeable players and coaches about the future of the Tennessee football program,” UT Athletic Director Mike Hamilton said in a statement. “We have had unbelievable interest from great coaches. When it was all said and done, we felt like Lane Kiffin was a perfect fit for Tennessee. He’s energetic, charismatic, consumed with recruiting and has had a lifelong love affair with football.”
The best news for Vols fans, Kiffin's father, longtime Tampa Bay defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin will be joining his staff. Monte has proven year after year that he can bring great defense in the pros, now he gets a chance to see if he can do the same thing in the SEC.
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