After doing some digging, we can confidently say Tennessee athletic director Danny White and a small contingent arrived in Atlanta around 9 this morning and returned to Knoxville after six. We believe White spoke with multiple people in Atlanta but to this point haven’t been able to confirm exactly who. Two names that continue to pop up are Sonny Dykes and Tony Elliott.
As for James Franklin, we believe Tennessee was deep in talks with him over the last 24 hours or so but he seems like he is staying at Penn State with locker room renovations heavily in play.
At this point, we don’t believe White has made a hire and we would imagine that he would talk with Kevin Steele before he comes to a final decision. Looking back at 2010, Mike Hamilton really botched how he handled things with Kippy Brown which caused the Sweetwater native to look to finish his career elsewhere. That’s something we believe White needs to avoid in this search.
As for James Franklin, we believe Tennessee was deep in talks with him over the last 24 hours or so but he seems like he is staying at Penn State with locker room renovations heavily in play.
At this point, we don’t believe White has made a hire and we would imagine that he would talk with Kevin Steele before he comes to a final decision. Looking back at 2010, Mike Hamilton really botched how he handled things with Kippy Brown which caused the Sweetwater native to look to finish his career elsewhere. That’s something we believe White needs to avoid in this search.
