HOOVER, Ala. — Tennessee will run into a couple of its former assistant coaches when the Volunteers visit Georgia in early October.
As part of his first staff with the Bulldogs, head coach Kirby Smart tabbed Jim Chaney as his offensive coordinator and Sam Pittman as his offensive line coach.
Chaney spent four seasons at Tennessee as the offensive coordinator for Lane Kiffin (2009) and Derek Dooley (2010-12), while Pittman was on Dooley’s final staff in 2012.
“They are definitely a combo,” Smart said at SEC media days on Tuesday morning. “These two guys are very witty, very funny and they are very good football coaches and they brought a lot of experience and value. Like I said in my opening statements, every guy on our staff has SEC experience of some kind.
“Those two guys got quite a bit.”