UPDATE: Tennessee will not hire Greg Schiano following fan protests
The Tennessee Volunteers were reportedly ready to hire Greg Schiano, Ohio State's defensive coordinator, as their new head coach, but he is having second thoughts about accepting the job due to fan backlash, according to Saturday Down South's Dan Harralson.
Greg Schiano is currently concerned with the climate of the Tennessee fan base and the reaction towards reports of his contract being finalized at Tennessee. The deal may not get finalized.
— Dan Harralson (@danharralson) November 26, 2017
OSU source says that they they are not as confident that Greg Schiano takes the Tennessee job as they were at 1 p.m., but ultimately thinks he may still take the job.
— Dan Harralson (@danharralson) November 26, 2017
Says that Greg Schiano is about 75% sure, right now, that he will still take the Tennessee head coaching job still.
— Dan Harralson (@danharralson) November 26, 2017
Fans have even taken to painting The Rock on Tennessee's campus to express their displeasure with Schiano, referring his role in the Jerry Sandusky scandal during his tenure as an assistant at Penn State.
Goodness, check out The Rock on Tennessee’s campus pic.twitter.com/R9EwVGVGkh
— SEC Mike (@MichaelWBratton) November 26, 2017
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Schiano has spent the past two seasons with the Buckeyes after failing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a head coach, going 11-21 in two seasons before being fired in 2013. However, he did wonders for a Rutgers program that has fallen apart without him, going 68-67 in 11 seasons.
He won at least eight games in five of his last six years with the Scarlet Knights.
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