KNOXVILLE – Butch Jones entered the Tennessee football team meeting room Sunday afternoon and said a few words.
The chief message was a thank-you to his players.
Then he stepped out of the room, his era as Tennessee’s football coach complete.
“It was different,” senior tight end Ethan Wolf said. “It was weird for us as players – the first time any of us have gone through this. It was different.”
Wolf and a handful of teammates spoke to reporters Tuesday for the first time since athletic director John Currie fired Jones on Sunday morning following the Volunteers’ 50-17 loss at Missouri.