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Report: Butch Jones, Greg Schiano already connected to Rutgers job

Rutgers made headlines on Sunday, making the first move of the coaching carousel season. Chris Ash got the boot after a 1-3 start to the season. Ash went just 8-32 during his time at Rutgers.

Why should you care? Well, a couple of names of interest with Tennessee ties have already emerged, according to Brett McMurphy. His report states that Butch Jones and Greg Schiano have already been contacted by the school to gauge interest in the job. This happened a couple of weeks ago, according to McMurphy.

Individuals representing Rutgers contacted Greg Schiano, Butch Jones & Jim Leavitt among others in past 2 weeks to gauge interest in RU job, sources told @Stadium

— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) September 29, 2019

Jones was fired by Tennessee in 2017, sparking the wildest coaching search of all time.