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Tennessee Vols: Clay Travis Thinks Jon Gruden Is Gettable For UT

By Zach Ragan

TAMPA, FL - DECEMBER 30: John Gruden, head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, walks on the field prior to the start of their game against the Carolina Panthers at Raymond James Stadium on December 30, 2007 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FL - DECEMBER 30: John Gruden, head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, walks on the field prior to the start of their game against the Carolina Panthers at Raymond James Stadium on December 30, 2007 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images) /
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Tennessee Vols fans are once again dreaming of Jon Gruden.

I’ve been quite adamant that Jon Gruden won’t be the next head coach of the Tennessee Vols.

Nothing I’ve heard lately has been able to change my mind.

But Clay Travis, who I often disagree with, thinks that Gruden is gettable for Tennessee.

Here’s what he had to say in his latest “mailbag”:

"Here’s what I know, back in 2012 Jon Gruden was interested in the job, but he wanted to be wooed and told how incredible he was. And Tennessee had incompetent people at the helm who wouldn’t do what they needed to do to get the deal done. So we ended up with Butch Jones at Tennessee. It’s always possible that Gruden is angling entirely for more money from ESPN, but I believe if Tennessee puts the full court press on him, they can get him."

Travis went on to address one of the bigger issues with Gruden taking the job at Tennessee, which is why the hell would he leave ESPN?

Well, Clay suggests that Gruden is worried about his legacy, and that he wants to get back into coaching for the challenge.

Maybe Clay is right. Perhaps Gruden is worried about his legacy, and maybe he does miss the challenge of coaching.

But again, Gruden has already said that he’s not going to be a college coach. He doesn’t know anything about the recruiting process, and he doesn’t care for the limitations on practice time.

While everything that Travis mentioned is completely logical, and very plausible, it still seems incredibly unlikely that Gruden will seriously entertain the idea of Tennessee (whether he would even be successful is a completely different question). It seems obvious that if Gruden returns to coaching, it will be in the NFL.

But I never say never. If there’s one thing I’ve learned about sports during my time as a writer, it’s that the absurd happens on a regular basis.

Next: Lane Kiffin Gets Asked About Tennessee Job

At this point, however, I’m only willing to give Gruden to Tennessee a half percent chance of happening.

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