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Vols Football: 10 Coaches That Could Replace Butch Jones In 2018

By Zach Ragan

Sep 17, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Butch Jones during the first quarter against the Ohio Bobcats at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 17, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Butch Jones during the first quarter against the Ohio Bobcats at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 2, 2017; Pasadena, CA, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin on the field during warm ups before the 2017 Rose Bowl game against the USC Trojans at Rose Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 2, 2017; Pasadena, CA, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin on the field during warm ups before the 2017 Rose Bowl game against the USC Trojans at Rose Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports /

James Franklin

Current head coach at Penn State

Speaking of hires that wouldn’t be popular in Knoxville, there’s this guy.

James Franklin didn’t win any Vol fans over during his time at Vanderbilt. A lot of that is because he has a winning record against the Vols (that’s not something you can typically say about Vanderbilt head coaches).

Some of the reason fans grew to hate Franklin was because of his rash personality. He’s a snarky guy that elicits the worst of responses from fans.

But again, this guy can coach.

He’s been a head coach for six seasons and all of his teams have went to bowl games.

Only one of his teams (2011 Vandy) had a losing record (6-7, lost bowl game).

Franklin is also coming off an 11 win season at Penn State, which is a pretty impressive feat as well.

SEC experience, excellent recruiting skills, winning coach. All the things that a Vol fan could possibly want in a coach.

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