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Tennessee football loses last original Jeremy Pruitt position coach

Sep 21, 2019; Gainesville, FL, USA; Tennessee Volunteers offensive line coach Will Friend during the second half at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

Will Friend has left the Tennessee football Volunteers for the South Carolina Gamecocks.

Could it be a sign of the wheels coming off the Tennessee football program, or does it have more to do with personal connections? We’ll find out in the coming weeks, but for now, the Vols have a second staff vacancy to fill.

UT’s last original staff member from Jeremy Pruitt’s first team in 2018, offensive line coach Will Friend, has left to join Shane Beamer’s South Carolina Gamecocks staff, the school announced Sunday.