Tennessee Vols: 5 Reasons Butch Jones Has The Best Job In College Football

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Oct 8, 2016; College Station, TX, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Butch Jones talk with Volunteer former quarterback Peyton Manning before the game against the Texas A&M Aggies at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /

Strong Alumni Support

Former players absolutely love Tennessee.

And they love coming back to Tennessee.

It’s not difficult to recruit players to Knoxville when you have guys like Peyton Manning, Jamal Lewis or Eric Berry hanging out before a practice or game.

The Vol family is as close-knit as any alumni group in the nation. Having the support of former players, something former Vols head coach Derek Dooley never fully grasped, makes the job a lot easier.

When former players show up to cheer on the Vols, or they tweet their praise and frustration, it shows you just how important Tennessee football is to folks.

Every school has famous alumni that love their alma mater, but no one does it quite like Tennessee.

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VFL’s are what made Tennessee football into the storied program it is today. The passion of those same VFL’s help make the job of Vols head coach the absolute best job in college football.

No other program has the combination of passionate fans and alumni, storied tradition, state of the art facilities and lush in-state recruiting.

And that’s why Butch Jones is a lucky man to be the head coach at Tennessee.

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