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govolsxtra.com - 1/15/2009
Staff payroll hasn't reached ceiling : Football
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As Tennessee's coaching staff continues to take shape, its payroll is beginning to come into focus. When UT hired Lane Kiffin as its new head coach on Nov. 1, athletic director Mike Hamilton said the budget for assistant coaches would grow "significantly" this year. Just how much, though, ...
Three additions complete coaching staff : Football
govolsxtra.com - 1/17/2009
Three additions complete coaching staff : Football
— govolsxtra.com — Tennessee hired three assistant football coaches Friday, filling out Lane Kiffin's inaugural staff. Former Auburn running backs... coach Eddie Gran, North Dakota State defensive coordinator Willie Mack Garza and Mississippi State running backs coach ... (more) Three additions complete coaching staff : Football

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Which Kiffin is leading the Tennessee Volunteers?
blog.al.com - 1/19/2009
Which Kiffin is leading the Tennessee Volunteers?
— blog.al.com — UT Who's in charge here? Lane, left, and Monte Kiffin.Somebody remind me: Who did Tennessee hire to... be the Vols' new head football coach? Lane Kiffin? Or was it his father, Monte? I have to ask, because as Tennessee has... (more) Which Kiffin is leading the Tennessee Volunteers?

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sports.espn.go.com - 1/16/2009
Behind the scenes with Tennessee recruiting
— sports.espn.go.com — At 5 a.m. Wednesday morning I drive from Nashville to Knoxville to check on the new Tennessee... staff. Having spent two years around UT recruiting coord... (more) Behind the scenes with Tennessee recruiting

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Dr. Saturday:  Headlinin': Coaches mulling fate of the crystal ball

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Headlinin': Coaches mulling fate of the crystal ball
Dr. Saturday — ... at Auburn. ... Tennessee still has a little cash to throw at assistant coaches. Well, more than a little: Strength coaches make $190,000? ... And a veteran of both the Ivy League and the NFL has some advice: ...

THURSDAY MORNING ONE-LINERS
NBC Sports - College Football Talk — ... in the season opener (here’s a hint: no). Kiffin doling out big bucks for new staff , hasn’t yet reached spending limit. With addition of QB coach, ...

Reporters Notebooks
The Wiz of Odds — ... Drew Edwards, Knoxville News-Sentinel: The price of putting together Tennessee's staff continues to skyrocket. Strength coach Mark Smith will earn $190,000 and David Reaves, will earn $150,000. Reaves, who is Lane Kiffin's brother-in-law, has not yet been assigned a position. Kiffin's father, Monte, is expected to make $1 million as defensive coordinator. Defensive line coach Ed Orgeron, no relation to the Kiffins, is expected to be paid $600,000. ...

Inside The Vols’ Multimillion $ Payroll - Yes, Payroll
SPORTSbyBROOKS — Is it possible to buy a championship in college football? Tennessee’s sure trying. They’re spending absurd amount of money in the only place it’s legal: the coaching staff. Besides the $2 million due new head coach Lane Kiffin (more than he made in Oakland), the Volunteers are going to drop millions more on the assistants, including $150,000 for one who doesn’t even have a job yet. Mike Hamilton and Lane Kiffin ...

Recruiting U: the innovation we didn't expect
Rocky Top Talk — ... Kiffin's innovative conceptualization for the football coaching staff at Tennessee incorporates two key characteristics that set it apart from other staffs: a new structure and a new vision. First, Kiffin has stomped on the traditional, heirarchical coaching structure and flattened that sucker out. Kiffin himself will only make $2M, less than half of what The Next Saban would have cost. Whereas Alabama's pool for its assistants is $2M, Tennessee's will be ...

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