2 coaches on Tennessee Vols' 2024 schedule are listed as on the hot seat
The Tennessee Vols could play a role in getting a couple of SEC coaches fired in 2024, just as they did in 2023 (Jimbo Fisher was fired by Texas A&M a month after the Aggies' loss to UT). Earlier this week, ESPN's Adam Rittenberg pointed out which coaches are squarely on the hot seat entering […]
The Tennessee Vols could play a role in getting a couple of SEC coaches fired in 2024, just as they did in 2023 (Jimbo Fisher was fired by Texas A&M a month after the Aggies' loss to UT).
Earlier this week, ESPN's Adam Rittenberg pointed out which coaches are squarely on the hot seat entering the 2024 season. And two coaches that are on Tennessee's 2024 schedule are on the list.
Rittenberg lists Florida's Billy Napier and Arkansas' Sam Pittman as coaches that are in danger of losing their jobs this fall.
From ESPN: Billy Napier, Florida: The Gators' hire of Napier looked strong at the time, as they landed a coach who had been very selective about his first Power 5 job after a successful stint at Louisiana. But Napier is just 11-14 overall, 6-10 in the SEC, and has had challenges with on-field consistency, retaining and attracting top players, and maintaining a strong staff. Florida hasn't had a coach make it through Year 4 since Urban Meyer and might be hesitant about another quick change. The status of athletic director Scott Stricklin, who hired Napier, also should be monitored here. But if Napier can't navigate a brutal schedule — Florida State, Miami and UCF in nonleague play, plus SEC trips to Texas and Tennessee and Georgia in Jacksonville — it's hard to see him back in 2025.
Sam Pittman, Arkansas: Pittman made it to Year 5 despite a 4-8 record last fall that included just one SEC win. Anything resembling that mark will ensure a change in Fayetteville, where Pittman is 23-25 with a No. 21 AP finish in 2021. He will enter the fall with a new offensive coordinator, Bobby Petrino, the former Arkansas coach. Athletic director Hunter Yurachek hired Pittman and likes him, but probably needs to see a bowl appearance to move forward with the 62-year-old.
Tennessee plays Arkansas and Florida in back to back weeks in 2024. They'll head to Fayetteville to take on the Razorbacks on October 5, before hosting the Gators in Knoxville on October 12.
The Vols haven't beat Arkansas since the 2007 season, losing matchups to the Razorbacks in 2011, 2015, and 2020.
Tennessee's last win against Florida came in 2022 in Neyland Stadium.
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