There is an oft-quoted phrase falsely attributed to Albert Einstein which concludes — perhaps wisely — that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. The Tennessee Volunteers football program is on its fourth coach since 2009 — fifth if you count interim Brady Hoke’s short tenure at the helm. The term “coaching carousel” widely circulates the college football landscape in the off-season, and it includes all programs searching for new coaches. But at Tennessee, the football program serves as its own self-contained coaching carousel.
Head coach Jeremy Pruitt is just another on a long list of entrants on the Volunteer sideline.