KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Jim Chaney is returning to Tennessee for a second stint as the Volunteers' offensive coordinator after spending the last three seasons at Georgia.
Chaney replaces Tyson Helton, who left shortly after the regular season to become Western Kentucky's head coach. Chaney received a three-year contract worth a total of $4.8 million.
"Jim couldn't be a better fit for our program at the University of Tennessee," Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt said Wednesday in a release announcing the hire.
Chaney was Tennessee's offensive coordinator from 2009-12 on the staffs of Lane Kiffin and Derek Dooley.