One of the Vols' top recruiting targets gives thoughts on Joey Halzle's promotion to offensive coordinator
Earlier this month, the Tennessee Vols announced that quarterbacks coach Joey Halzle had been promoted to offensive coordinator to replace Alex Golesh (who left to become the new head coach at USF). The move was expected — Halzle has been with Heupel since the mid-2000s when he was a quarterback at Oklahoma (and Heupel was […]
Earlier this month, the Tennessee Vols announced that quarterbacks coach Joey Halzle had been promoted to offensive coordinator to replace Alex Golesh (who left to become the new head coach at USF).
The move was expected — Halzle has been with Heupel since the mid-2000s when he was a quarterback at Oklahoma (and Heupel was his position coach).
Recruits have reacted positively to Halzle's promotion, including 2025 four-star quarterback Cutter Boley, one of Tennessee's top recruiting targets.
Boley, who is rated by 247Sports as the No. 4 quarterback in the nation, told On3 this past week that he was happy to see Halzle's promotion.
“I really love the coaching staff there," said Boley. "I was really excited when I saw coach Halzle get appointed to OC. I was kind of sad to see Golesh leave because he did a great job, but he’s got a good head coaching job now, so I’m happy for him. But I was really happy to see Halzle get that OC job because me and him are really close.”
Boley, a Lexington, KY native, appears to be Tennessee's top quarterback target in the 2025 recruiting class.
There's still a long way to go before Boley makes his college decision, but it certainly sounds like the Vols are in a really good spot with the talented quarterback.
It definitely doesn't hurt that he's a big fan of Tennessee's new offensive coordinator.
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