A Week Later: The Vols’ Coaching Search Continues

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Peyton Manning

Quick Bio: You don’t need an introduction for Peyton Manning. Every Vol fan knows who he is and what he means to Tennessee.

Pros: Manning is arguably the most famous football player to ever don the orange and white. He’s invested in the Vols now that he’s retired from the NFL, and he’s yet to make a big move to a new job since he retired after the 2015 season.

Cons/Questions: Though a fan favorite, Manning has no coaching experience whatsoever. You can argue he was his own offensive coordinator in the NFL, but he has no actual collegiate or professional coaching experience. Tabbing Manning to be a head coach now seems premature. Quarterbacks coach, though? We’ll see.

Phillip Fulmer

Quick Bio: Once again, you don’t need an introduction for this man. Fulmer bleeds orange and means as much if not more to the university than Manning.

Pros: Fulmer led the Vols to a national title, and Tennessee hasn’t been the same since he was fired in 2008. Hiring him back would win over a large portion of Vol fans, and it would give Fulmer a chance to go out in a much better way than he did almost a decade ago.

Cons/Questions: Fulmer already works for UT, and he doesn’t appear to have a desire to get back into coaching. This is likely just a fantasy in every way imaginable.

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  1. He should have been the starting HB, for Tennessee when he played for us. That go’s to show that Butch Jones didn’t no what he was doing. KAMARA would run circles around John Kelly. You go Kamara, I love you dude. Good luck with the rest of your rookie NFL season. #VFL

  2. U got a great head coach there Fulmer . And Peyton put them in and tenn will be back on top agian and everyone wI’ll be coming . U will have the best of the best lining up wantin to play at tenn

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