According to Austin Price of On3’s Volquest, Tennessee hired former Cincinnati running backs coach De’Rail Sims to replace Jerry Mack, who recently left for the same position with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Sims, a South Carolina native, leaves the Bearcats after two seasons following spending the two previous seasons at Louisville, all with current Cinci coach Scott Satterfield. Before that, he spent time coaching RBs at East Carolina, James Madison, Western Carolina and Carson Newman.
The last three years, Sims oversaw his teams’ rushing attacks finish inside the NCAA’s top-25 with Louisville ranking second in the ACC in rushing the past two seasons.