The University of Tennessee's pursuit of a new head football coach was a mess, but the program apparently had a chance to hire an established head coach in Mike Leach.
"Although I have not offered the job or discussed terms with him, he told me he would take the job if offered," former athletic director John Currie said of Leach in an email, per Blake Toppmeyer of USA Today.
Currie was later fired, while Tennessee hired Jeremy Pruitt on Dec. 7 after a 26-day search.
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