Pruitt completes his on-field staff
Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt has completed his on-the-field coaching staff.
Saturday, Pruitt completed his staff with the hiring Memphis receivers coach David Johnson.
Johnson has been at Memphis the last two seasons. Prior to that Johnson spent from 2012-2015 at Tulane where he coached running backs and tight ends.
Johnson began his coaching career at Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss. in 2005. Johnson left there and was the head coach at St. Augustine High School in New Orleans for three seasons.
Johnson will be in Knoxville late Saturday night and will help in Tennessee's weekend recruiting efforts then will hit the road for the Vols on Monday.
Tennessee has three receivers in town this weekend for official visits.
TITLE | COACH |
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HEAD COACH |
Jeremy Pruitt |
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR/QUARTERBACKS |
Tyson Helton |
RUNNING BACKS |
Robert Gillespie |
OFFENSIVE LINE |
Will Friend |
WIDE RECEIVERS |
David Johnson |
TIGHT ENDS |
Brian Niedemyer |
CO-DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR |
Kevin Scherrer |
DEFENSIVE LINE |
Tracy Rocker |
CO-COORDINATOR/OUTSIDE LINEBACKER |
Chris Rumph |
CORNERBACKS |
Terry Fair |
SAFETIES/SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR |
Charles Kelly |
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COORDINATOR |
Craig Fitzgerald |
ASSISTANT STRENGTH COACH |
Shaq Wilson |
ASSISTANT STRENGTH COACH |
Byron Jerideau |
DIRECTOR OF PLAYER PERSONNEL |
Drew Hughes |
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS |
Todd Watson |