New Tennessee Vols assistant included on impressive list
The Tennessee Vols enter the 2023 season with only one new assistant coach. And he's really not even new. Vols head coach Josh Heupel promoted offensive analyst Alec Abeln to tight ends coach this offseason to replace former tight ends coach Alex Golesh (Golesh was also the offensive coordinator — quarterbacks coach Joey Halzle will […]
The Tennessee Vols enter the 2023 season with only one new assistant coach.
And he's really not even new.
Vols head coach Josh Heupel promoted offensive analyst Alec Abeln to tight ends coach this offseason to replace former tight ends coach Alex Golesh (Golesh was also the offensive coordinator — quarterbacks coach Joey Halzle will take over that role in 2023).
Abeln, who played under Heupel at Missouri, has been on UT's staff the last two seasons.
Tennessee's new tight ends coach was included this week on 247Sports' "30 under 30" list this week that highlights some of the top young coaches in the nation.
From 247Sports: A former Missouri offensive lineman and tight end from 2013-17 who played under then-Tigers offensive coordinator Josh Heupel (2016-17), Abeln’s quickly risen up the ranks. He started as a graduate assistant at Missouri in 2018 before following Heupel to UCF in the same role in 2019. Abeln worked for a year as an offensive assistant at Ole Miss in 2020 with Jeff Lebby and Randy Clements before rejoining Heupel as an offensive analyst at Tennessee in 2021. When Alex Golesh left this offseason to take the USF coaching job, Heupel decided to fill the spot from within. Abeln’s considered a future offensive line coach with coordinator upside by those in the industry. Said one source of him: “Love him. Bright future.”
Heupel has quickly displayed an elite ability to develop assistant coaches — which is another reason why Tennessee fans should feel confident that the Vols' success over the last two years is sustainable.
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