SEC Head Coach Evaluation: Tennessee Volunteers’ Butch Jones
Nov 22, 2014; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers place kicker Aaron Medley (25) kicks a field goal to tie the game against the Missouri Tigers during the first half at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports
Extra Points . . .
The fact that the media assembled in Birmingham for the SEC Media days predicted Tennessee would finish 2nd (36 1st place votes) in the SEC East is further evidence in the gap of depth between the SEC East and West. The closest comparison for Tennessee in the SEC is Arkansas (6 1st place votes . . . which was predicted to finish fourth in the western division).
In 2009 Butch Jones led Central Michigan to the #23 rankings in the 2009 postseason rankings.
Jones has recruited and coached several key players to the NFL:
Pittsburgh Steelers Pro Bowl receiver Antonio Brown (CMU)
Kansas City Chiefs 2013 first overall pick Eric Fisher (CMU)
Kansas City Chiefs’ 2013 third round pick Travis Kelce (Cincinnati)
Tennessee led the nation in freshman playing time in 2014. 23 freshmen contributed and 12 true freshmen started at least one game.
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