Report: Tennessee closing in on deal with former Louisville Cardinal Jeff Brohm

Tennessee is closing in on a deal to make Jeff Brohm its head coach, according to a report from the Volunteers’ flagship radio station:

Source: Tennessee is closing in a deal with Purdue coach Jeff Brohm. UT interviewed Chad Morris of SMU last night but apparently UT favors Brohm.

— Jimmy Hyams (@JimmyHyams) November 29, 2017

Brohm's buyout at Purdue would be $5 million if he left before Dec. 5, $4 million he left later. He had a $900,000 buyout when he left Western Kentucky with $150K to be forgiven if he remained until Dec. 31. It appears he would owe Purdue about $750K if he took UT job.

— Jimmy Hyams (@JimmyHyams) November 29, 2017

Brohm is in his first year as Purdue’s head coach, where he’s 6-6. He played quarterback for Louisville in the 1990s and served as an assistant coach from 2003-08.

Jeff Brohm is one of the most creative coaches in football. Players LOVE playing in that offense. Did a terrific job putting a jolt in #Purdue to get em to 6-6. Not a more unassuming HC in Power5. Still drives the same car since like 2006.. Would be a heckuva get for #Tennessee.

— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) November 29, 2017

After the Greg Schiano fiasco, this would seem to be a nice rebound for Tennessee. We’ll find out soon enough how accurate the report is. This could have an impact on Louisville, too — it was fair to speculate whether or not Brohm was a potential heir apparent to Bobby Petrino. This would throw a wrench into that plan.

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