247Sports: VOLS AD John Currie and others arrived in Tampa last night; meeting with Gruden

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Are there any legs to all the Jon Gruden talk?

The talk could be gaining some traction, according to some sources, but remains extremely fluid.

GoVols247 was told by two sources Thursday that first-year Tennessee athletic John Currie flew to Tampa, Fla., Wednesday night, where Gruden lives and works out of his infamous Fired Football Coaches Association office.

Talk inside the Tennessee athletic department has led some to believe that the Vols have made a pitch to Gruden, the Monday Night Football color analyst and former Super Bowl winning head coach with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Sources have also said that the Vols have given Gruden a deadline on making a decision. If the decision isn’t in Tennessee’s favor, Currie could turn his attention to Mississippi State’s Dan Mullen.
Mullen, we reported on Wednesday, is believed to have reached out to the Vols multiple times to express his interest in the opening.

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Trey Wallace @TreyW_Radio A Tennessee booster plane is scheduled to leave Tampa soon. They’ve pitched, it’s on Gruden now

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sicboy

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