Tennessee loses OC to the NFL
KNOXVILLE, TN (TheSpread) – After getting back to be a winning football program again, Tennessee will have to make some changes to its coaching staff as it lost its offensive coordinator.
It was announced on Thursday that Tennessee offensive coordinator Mike Bajakian has left the program to become the new quarterbacks coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Bajakian has spent the last eight years as offensive coordinator under Butch Jones, working with him at Central Michigan, Cincinnati and Tennessee.
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, Tennessee is currently getting 50/1 odds to win the 2016 College Football Playoffs. The Vols join the likes of Arizona State, Florida, Georgia Tech and Wisconsin as teams with 50/1 odds. Ohio State is favored to repeat as champs with 5/1 odds.
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Tennessee was more known for its defense last season, as the Volunteers averaged just 370.6 yards per game on the season, but had some injury issues at quarterback. UT went 7-6 last season in Jones’ second year with the program. Tennessee won four of its last five games, including a 45-28 win over Iowa in the TaxSlayer Bowl. Three of Tennessee’s losses were by single digts.
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