Tennessee Vols Coaching Search: Updated Hot Board

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BOCA RATON, FL – DECEMBER 20: Head coach Mike Norvell of the Memphis Tigers slaps hands with players during the fourth quarter of the game against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at FAU Stadium on December 20, 2016 in Boca Raton, Florida. (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images) /

Mike Norvell — Memphis Head Coach

This is basically Tennessee’s safety coach.

If everything else falls through, they’ll give Mike Norvell a call and get him to Knoxville.

And look, Norvell is a good coach. He’s doing as well as Justin Fuente, if not better, at Memphis.

Going 8-5 in your first season (they lost their bowl game) as a head coach is impressive at any level. If Memphis had beat UCF this season, Norvell would be a hotter coaching name than Scott Frost.

My only concern with Norvell is that he doesn’t have any SEC experience (but he has coached in the Pac-12 at least). That’s a concern with any candidate, because the SEC is a different beast than any other conference.

But I still think Norvell is a solid coach, and he’ll likely be a at Power-5 job sooner than later.

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