KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — In Part I of my interview with Butch Jones, we discussed Jones’ private life. Now it’s time to talk football. I wanted his thoughts on taking over at Tennessee and the struggles he has faced trying to return the program to the national spotlight.
GETTING STARTED
“I thought I was prepared going into the interview, but you never know until you get here,” Jones said when I asked him about the situation behind the scenes at Tennessee when he arrived in 2013.
He paused, then seemed to choose his words carefully.