Butch Jones came to Tennessee after three seasons at Cincinnati, where he led the Bearcats to first-place finishes in the BIG EAST his final two seasons.
Coaching Highlights:
- BIG EAST coach of the year, 2011
- Cincinnati, head coach, 2010-12
- Central Michigan, head coach, 2007-09
- 50-27 career record
Assistant Coaches
Steve Stripling
Associate Head Coach
Defensive Line
Mike Bajakian
Offensive Coordinator
Quarterbacks
John Jancek
Defensive Coordinator
Willie Martinez
Asst. Head Coach-Defense
Defensive Backs
Zach Azzanni
Wide Receivers
Recruiting Coordinator
Mark Elder
Tight Ends/Special
Teams Coordinator
Robert Gillespie
Running Backs
Don Mahoney
Offensive Line
Tommy Thigpen
Linebackers
Dave Lawson
Director of Strength
and Conditioning
Graduate Assistants / Quality Control / Administrative Interns
Terry Fair
Defensive Quality
Control Assistant
Chase Gibson
Defensive
Graduate Assistant
Cody Kempt
Offensive
Graduate Assistant
Larry Knight
Defensive
Graduate Assistant
Derrick Lett
Offensive Quality
Control Assistant
Greg Meyer
Special Teams
Quality Control
Anthony Parker
Offense
Graduate Assistant
Administrative and Support Staff
Greg Adamson
Assistant
Strength Coach
Scott Altizer
Director of
High School Relations
Ike Brown
Assistant
Strength Coach
Antone Davis
VFL
Coordinator
Heather Ervin
Assistant Director of
Football Operations
Roger Frazier
Head Equipment Manager
Joe Harrington
Sports Technology
Coordinator
Condredge Holloway
Assistant AD
Student-Athlete Relations
and Lettermen
Jason McVeigh
Director of
Sports Medicine
Brandon Myles
Assistant
Strength Coach
Max Parrott
Assistant
Equipment Manager
Brad Pendergrass
Director of
Football Operations
Allen Sitzler
Assistant
Equipment Manager
Chris Spognardi
Assistant to
the Head Coach
Mike Szerszen
Associate Strength Coach
Mike Vollmar
Sr. Associate AD
Football Administration
Roger Woods
Chaplain
Bob Welton
Director of Player Personnel
