What if Josh Heupel left Tennessee football? Whom would readers want as replacement? | Adams

[ad_1]

Tennessee football has had three consecutive winning seasons under coach Josh Heupel. But what if he left UT for the NFL or another college job?

I asked my literary contributors to explore that possibility: Whom would they want Tennessee to pursue as his replacement and why?

You will be surprised at some of their suggestions.

Bill writes: Kyle Whittingham, underappreciated and overachieving.

My response: Whittingham has had only two losing seasons in 19 years at Utah, which had a chance for a great season in 2023. But the Utes went 8-5 without injured quarterback Cameron Rising.

Rising will return to Utah in 2024 when it moves to the Big 12.

Shemp writes: Eli Drinkwitz!  No, just kidding.

My response: That’s not as funny as it was after the 2022 season when I thought he was the most overpaid coach in the country. He was the SEC Coach of the Year in 2023.

Glenn writes: Danny White would need to consider Alex Golesh if he continues to do well at South Florida.  He’s young and, like Heupel, has a good offensive mind.  After Pruitt, the Vols don’t need another defensive-minded head coach.

My response: You couldn’t prove Jeremy Pruitt was a defensive-minded coach by the way his defense performed in three seasons at Tennessee.

Chris writes: Replace Heupel with Saban…back up the truck and dump the money. Don’t need to answer why.

My response: Great idea. But don’t dump all the money at Nick Saban’s feet. Save some for Bill Belichick as your defensive coordinator.

Also, Andy Reid might be tired of winning Super Bowls by then. Dump some money at his feet. He could be your offensive coordinator.

Colorado Mark writes: Darth Saban. Give him a 1 year contract for one billion dollars, with a bonus of another billion if he wins the Natty. If Swifty can be a billionaire, then surely Saban should be.

My response: The way you…

[ad_2]
Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/josh-heupel-left-tennessee-football-090126810.html

Author : Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel

Publish date : 2024-04-14 09:01:26

Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.