Tennessee Politicians Are Urging the Vols Not to Hire Greg Schiano
Greg Schiano is reportedly finalizing a deal to be Tennessee’s next head coach, and aside from northeast media members who have a good relationship with Schiano there aren’t many who think this is a good idea.
Two Tennessee legislators have publicly decried the news:
Our Tennessee standards mean something, and a Greg Schiano hire would be anathema to all that our University and our community stand for. I sincerely hope that these rumors are not true, because even serious consideration would be unacceptable.
— Eddie Smith (@RepEddieSmith) November 26, 2017
I have reached out to @John_Currie and others in administration at UT expressing that WE as a TN Community do not approve of Schiano. #higherstandards
— Rep. Jason Zachary (@JasonZacharyTN) November 26, 2017
I can’t recall ever seeing anything like this before. It’s unclear whether these reps are of the belief that the allegations Mike McQueary testified about Schiano are true, generally disapprove of his disposition, do not think he is a good enough football coach for the standards of the program, or some combination of the three.
Further, within the last hour, four-star cornerback Jaycee Horn announced he was decommitting from the program:
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- — JUNGLE BOY ? (@jayceehorn_10)
It is worth wondering if there is enough of a groundswell of momentum against this hire to stop it.