Ever since Lane Kiffin vacated the head coaching position with the Oakland Raiders, he has been mentioned in almost every possible rumor riddled coaching search, particularly for the Tennessee Volunteers and Clemson Tigers. Both schools have plenty of talent, a ton of recruiting cache and plenty of tradition.And, if sources from the Knoxville Sun-Sentinel (via MDS at CFT) are to be believed, Kiffin has agreed in principle on a deal to head to Knox County and will be the next head coach for the Volunteers.
Barring any unforeseen snags, Kiffin will be announced in the coming days.Three things, in particular, to note here. First of all, Tennessee has, as recently as Wednesday, denied that Kiffin was being offered the job.
Kiffin will replace Phillip Fulmer who was forced to step down Nov. 3. Fulmer's last game as head coach will be Saturday against Kentucky at Neyland Stadium.
Secondly, this could be a pretty huge coup for the Volunteers if, as I believe, Kiffin turns out to be a great head coaching candidate in the college setting. He's young, enthusiastic and learned from Pete Carroll, who's done a decent job at USC. Bringing me to the final point: cutting the cord on Fulmer in the middle of the season, while certainly a tough thing to do, really gave Tennessee a jump start on finding a high end replacement, if the reports are true.
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Rumors flying around Oakland, CA have it that Philip Fulmer, the ex coach of the University of TN, will be the next coach of the NFL team the Oakland Raiders. There has been no word in Tennessee as to the truth of this rumor that was told to a UT fan by his brother, who lives in Oakland.
First off, i have to say, this website is the slowest on getting the stories out, this has been thrown around now for a week and it's about damn time it got reported on here! Second off, i have heard NOTHING about the Fulmer rumor with Oakland and i think that's alot of smoke up someone's ass! I dont know if Lane Kiffin is the right person to fit Tennessee, but i have to say, he was the best option out there right now to go with to try and recruit against Nick Saban and Urban Meyer. I am an Alabama fan so if it blows up in their face, that's fine with me, but if i was a UT fan i think they made the best pick that was out there.
We're not reporting a "rumor" about an offer ... we're reporting that it's happening, per a Knoxville newspaper. See? Ah.