Tennessee tight ends coach Larry Scott has helped the Vols recruit well in Florida, but he could be headed back to the Sunshine State as a head coach.KNOXVILLE — The expected moves are now official.
Tennessee’s football program on Friday announced the promotion of Larry Scott to offensive coordinator and the hire of Mike Canales as quarterbacks coach.
Scott spent the 2016 season with the Volunteers as the team’s tight ends coach and special teams coordinator, a title that now will go to newly hired defensive backs coach Charlton Warren.
The changes come after offensive coordinator Mike DeBord, who spent the past two seasons at Tennessee, left for Indiana instead of heading into retirement.
“We spoke to a lot of very quality candidates,” Tennessee coach Butch Jones said in a statement. “Our goal was to gather as much information as possible in a timely manner but also go through a detailed process, which we did.