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Power 5 Head Coaching Tiers: Where Does Vols Head Coach Butch Jones Fall?

By Zach Ragan

Sep 24, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Butch Jones during the second half against the Florida Gators at Neyland Stadium. Tennessee won 38-28. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 24, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head coach Butch Jones during the second half against the Florida Gators at Neyland Stadium. Tennessee won 38-28. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 12, 2016; East Lansing, MI, USA; Rutgers Scarlet Knights head coach Chris Ash stands on the sidelines during the second half of a game against the Michigan State Spartans at Spartan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mike Carter-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 12, 2016; East Lansing, MI, USA; Rutgers Scarlet Knights head coach Chris Ash stands on the sidelines during the second half of a game against the Michigan State Spartans at Spartan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mike Carter-USA TODAY Sports /

Tier 6 — Young/Unproven

These are coaches that are still in the early days of their head coaching career and haven’t found success yet

  • Justin Wilcox — California (0-0)
  • Barry Odom — Missouri (4-8)
  • David Beatty — Kansas (2-22)
  • DJ Durkin — Maryland (7-7)
  • Tom Allen — Indiana (0-1)
  • Chris Ash — Rutgers (2-10)

We need more time to figure out who these guys are as coaches. It wouldn’t be fair to put Justin Wilcox, for example, in any of the tiers above this one.

Simply put, we need more information before we can fairly judge these coaches.

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