University of Tennessee offensive coordinator Jim Chaney isn’t often asked to attend Big Orange Caravan stops.
In fact, UT head football coach Derek Dooley has a rule against Chaney speaking to the media at such events.
But there he was at the Chattanooga Convention Center on Wednesday evening, staring down television cameras and glibly answering reporters’ questions.
So what has impressed Chaney most during his first two football seasons in Knoxville, working first for Lane Kiffin, then Dooley?
“Loyalty,” he said as swiftly as Justin Hunter can run a crossing route. “They’re here for you in good times and bad. They haven’t been nearly as volatile as I thought they could be. They’ve shown great patience, which tells me there’s a certain amount of intellect in our alums.”