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Vols Football: 5 Coaches That Absolutely Won’t Be Coaching Tennessee In 2018

By Zach Ragan

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FORT WORTH, TX – OCTOBER 07: Head coach Gary Patterson of the TCU Horned Frogs looks on as the TCU Horned Frogs prepare to take on the West Virginia Mountaineers at Amon G. Carter Stadium on October 7, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
FORT WORTH, TX – OCTOBER 07: Head coach Gary Patterson of the TCU Horned Frogs looks on as the TCU Horned Frogs prepare to take on the West Virginia Mountaineers at Amon G. Carter Stadium on October 7, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /

Gary Patterson — TCU

This one is a favorite of Tennessee fans.

There’s no doubt that Patterson is a great coach, and I think he’d do great at Tennessee.

But he’s not leaving TCU.

Patterson, who is 57, has been at TCU since 1998. He’s been the head coach since 2000. That’s a long time to be in one place, and he’s still finding consistent success. Why would he leave that?

Oh and Patterson is making just south of $5 million a year.

Good pay, low level of scrutiny (he’s had two losing seasons in the last five seasons and no one seemed to notice), and great job security. He’d be a fool to leave that situation.

Sorry folks, Patterson isn’t leaving the Big 12.

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