Several former Tennessee football players have voiced their support for Southern California offensive coordinator Tee Martin as Tennessee’s coaching search takes a new direction following a tumultuous weekend.
who led the Volunteers to the 1998 national championship as the team’s quarterback,
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A deal between Tennessee and Ohio State defensive coordinator Greg Schiano fell apart Sunday in the wake of fan backlash, and reports from numerous media outlets Monday indicated that Martin is among those whom Tennessee athletic director John Currie is considering in his renewed quest to replace the fired Butch Jones.
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reports surfaced Tuesday that the focus is now on Oklahoma State’s Mike Gundy. An alumnus of the Stillwater school,Meanwhile, Gundy has coached there for the last 13 years. He is the longest-tenured and winningest coach in the program’s history and hasn’t had a losing season since his first year.
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According to an ESPN report, Gundy and Currie met Tuesday for “several hours” in order to gauge Gundy’s interest in the job. ESPN had previously reported that Gundy has had phone conversations with Tennessee representatives about the position.
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he reached an agreement with Oklahoma State on a new five-year contract,Gundy was thought to be a candidate for the UT position during the 2012 process that resulted in the hiring of Jones. This summer, replacing the previous deal that was set to expire in December 2019.
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Martin has never been a head coach, but USC head coach Clay Helton told reporters Monday that Martin “is going to be an exceptional” coach when he does land his first head coaching job.
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” Helton said. “I knew that at some point in time it will end, and I’ve always been thankful for each and every day that I’ve had Tee Martin here,
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Jalen Reeves-Maybin,
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” Martin’s former Tennessee teammate Dwayne Goodrich wrote on Twitter. “It makes sense. Great man,“Tennessee needs to hire Tee Martin period, amazing recruiter and coach and relates to the young men. Make it happen Currie.”
Before going to USC, Martin was an assistant at New Mexico and Kentucky.
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Ala., native told the Knoxville News Sentinel last December that “it would have to be the right situation and timing” for Martin to consider a return to Tennessee,The 39-year-old Mobile, where a street is named after him.
“But Tennessee is the only other team I watch on TV and have any emotion about other than USC,
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Martin succeeded Peyton Manning as Tennessee’s quarterback for the 1998 season. He went 22-3 in his two seasons as the starter and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Martin began coaching in 2006 and landed his first Division 1 job in 2009 as the quarterbacks coach at New Mexico.,
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USC ranks 10th in the country in total offense this year. The 10-2 Trojans are 11th in the most recent College Football Playoff standings.
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Martin’s lack of head co,ching experience presumably is a concern for Currie and Tennessee boosters driving the decision,
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