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Greg Schiano may not be going to Tennessee after all, per report
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Hold the phone—this may not be a done deal.
In the movie Evita, Antonio Banderas sings the line, “oh what a circus, oh what a show” to one of the first musical numbers you hear.
Who would’ve thought that the same lyrics could be used to describe the current climate around the Greg Schiano to Tennessee murmurs.
Midday Sunday, it seemed like it was basically a done deal that Schiano, the current defensive coordinator at Ohio State, would be taking the head coach position at Tennessee.
However, things have deteriorated. Rapidly.
Fans protested the call, former Volunteer stars protested the call, and according to this tweet, it sounds like at least one booster wasn’t a big fan of the hire, either.
I am told Tennessee was going to have a press conference tonight to announce the hiring of Schiano but canceled it due to protests. Unsure if it will be rescheduled tomorrow or if the deal has fallen through. One prominent booster wasn't happy with Schiano hire.
— Jimmy Hyams (@JimmyHyams) November 26, 2017
The outrage over Schiano to Knoxville has made the potential head coach wary of taking the job. Late Sunday evening, it’s now been reported that a possible exit strategy is being dialed up for Schiano.
SOURCES: There is some talk going on now between Greg Schiano's reps & #Tennessee about an exit strategy of what has become a very volatile situation. Paperwork was in progress. “They’ve spooked them all,” said a source. "It's a hot mess."
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) November 27, 2017
According to the Washington Post, a reason for the uproar stems from Schiano’s time as a defensive coach at Penn State from 1991-95, where he worked under then-defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky, and was named in documents as allegedly having known about Jerry Sandusky’s child abuse.
Schiano was a head coach of the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers, as well as the Rutgers Scarlet Knights before making his way to Columbus in 2016. For those keeping score at home: This is Schiano’s second season as the maestro for Ohio State’s defense.
Here’s just a brief summation of what Schiano was about to walk into: Tennessee fired Butch Jones on Nov. 12 after the Vols started the season 4-6 (with all six of those losses happening to SEC opponents). Jones went 34-27 in a little more than four years at the helm. Prior to Jones, Derek Dooley lasted nearly three years in the same role before being fired.
Will Schiano end up being Tennessee’s next coach? We’ll have to wait and find out.
Continue reading...
Geoff Hammersley via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Hold the phone—this may not be a done deal.
In the movie Evita, Antonio Banderas sings the line, “oh what a circus, oh what a show” to one of the first musical numbers you hear.
Who would’ve thought that the same lyrics could be used to describe the current climate around the Greg Schiano to Tennessee murmurs.
Midday Sunday, it seemed like it was basically a done deal that Schiano, the current defensive coordinator at Ohio State, would be taking the head coach position at Tennessee.
However, things have deteriorated. Rapidly.
Fans protested the call, former Volunteer stars protested the call, and according to this tweet, it sounds like at least one booster wasn’t a big fan of the hire, either.
I am told Tennessee was going to have a press conference tonight to announce the hiring of Schiano but canceled it due to protests. Unsure if it will be rescheduled tomorrow or if the deal has fallen through. One prominent booster wasn't happy with Schiano hire.
— Jimmy Hyams (@JimmyHyams) November 26, 2017
The outrage over Schiano to Knoxville has made the potential head coach wary of taking the job. Late Sunday evening, it’s now been reported that a possible exit strategy is being dialed up for Schiano.
SOURCES: There is some talk going on now between Greg Schiano's reps & #Tennessee about an exit strategy of what has become a very volatile situation. Paperwork was in progress. “They’ve spooked them all,” said a source. "It's a hot mess."
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) November 27, 2017
According to the Washington Post, a reason for the uproar stems from Schiano’s time as a defensive coach at Penn State from 1991-95, where he worked under then-defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky, and was named in documents as allegedly having known about Jerry Sandusky’s child abuse.
Schiano was a head coach of the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers, as well as the Rutgers Scarlet Knights before making his way to Columbus in 2016. For those keeping score at home: This is Schiano’s second season as the maestro for Ohio State’s defense.
Here’s just a brief summation of what Schiano was about to walk into: Tennessee fired Butch Jones on Nov. 12 after the Vols started the season 4-6 (with all six of those losses happening to SEC opponents). Jones went 34-27 in a little more than four years at the helm. Prior to Jones, Derek Dooley lasted nearly three years in the same role before being fired.
Will Schiano end up being Tennessee’s next coach? We’ll have to wait and find out.
Continue reading...