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Tennessee Vols: “Under The Radar” Coaches That Could Replace Butch Jones

By Zach Ragan

KNOXVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 30: Tennessee Volunteers head coach Butch Jones leaves the field after a game against the Georgia Bulldogs at Neyland Stadium on September 30, 2017 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Georgia won 41-0. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
KNOXVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 30: Tennessee Volunteers head coach Butch Jones leaves the field after a game against the Georgia Bulldogs at Neyland Stadium on September 30, 2017 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Georgia won 41-0. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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BALTIMORE, MD – JULY 27: Maryland head football coach D. J. Durkin throws out the first pitch before a baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Colorado Rockies at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on July 27, 2016 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD – JULY 27: Maryland head football coach D. J. Durkin throws out the first pitch before a baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Colorado Rockies at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on July 27, 2016 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) /

D.J. Durkin

Head coach at Maryland

If you go just by D.J. Durkin’s resumé, he has to be an obvious candidate for a head coaching job in the SEC.

Durkin started his coaching career as a graduate assistant under Urban Meyer at Bowling Green, before moving on to a similar position at Notre Dame.

After a return to Bowling Green, Durkin coached defensive ends under Jim Harbaugh at Stanford, before joining Will Muschamp’s staff at Florida. Durkin eventually served as the Gators’ defensive coordinator. He led Florida to a win in the Birmingham Bowl after Muschamp was fired in 2014.

Durkin was hired by Habaugh to lead Michigan’s defense in 2015, before taking over as Maryland’s head coach in late 2015.

Obviously, Durkin wouldn’t be a top choice for the Vols, but he does have some decent experience coaching in the SEC and in the B1G. This would be another gamble hire by the Volunteers.

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