Former Tennessee offensive coordinator Jim Chaney was hired by new Razorbacks coach Bret Bielema on Wednesday night. The former St. Louis Rams assistant spent the last four seasons with the Volunteers and was the team's interim head coach for their season finale this season following the firing of former coach Derek Dooley.

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"He knows the SEC, having coached at Tennessee, and is familiar with what it takes to be successful in this conference," Bielema said in a statement. "He is an upbeat and positive person who has proven at every stop he is an elite coach in our profession."

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USC wide receivers coach Tee Martin said Tuesday that he'll remain at the school instead of returning to Tennessee to join new Vols coach Butch Jones' staff. Martin, the former quarterback who led Tennessee to the 1998 national title, is in his first season on Trojans coach Lane Kiffin's staff. "I was very honored to be offered a position on Coach Jones' Tennessee staff," Martin said in a statement posted on school's website.

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"I truly believe he will do an outstanding job with the Vols program. My decision to remain at USC was the toughest I have ever had to make because Tennessee is such a special place to me.

"At the end of the day, I am a man of my word. I promised Coach Kiffin when I was hired at USC that I had goals I wanted to accomplish here. We still have work to do here to reach those goals. I see a great future at USC with the players on our roster and the recruits we have coming in.

"I have so much love and respect for Tennessee. But at this time, the right decision was to continue at USC and I am looking forward to doing that

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Here's a cool all-access look at Head Coach Butch Jones first day at Tennessee...

Tennessee has hired Butch Jones, calling a Friday afternoon news conference to introduce the coach, who is leaving Cincinnati. Jones, 44, tweeted Friday morning...

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"It is truly an honor and a privilege to be a part of the Vol Nation!"

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A six-year contract was finalized with the Volunteers early Friday, sources told ESPN, and Cincinnati said Jones had resigned his position with the Bearcats effective immediately.

A Vols fan posted this bogus ad for the open Tennessee coaching position to Craigslist. Pretty funny actually if you read it all...