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Report: Tennessee closing in on a deal with Purdue’s Jeff Brohm
Gridiron Now’s Jimmy Hyams reported Wednesday the University of Tennessee is closing in on a deal to make Purdue’s Jeff Brohm its next head coach.
Brohm is in his first year as head coach at Purdue after spending four seasons at Western Kentucky.
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
Tennessee is looking to replace Butch Jones, who was dismissed midseason.
Tennessee closed in on a deal with Ohio State defensive coordinator Greg Schiano on Sunday, but fan protests on campus and angry social media messages caused the university to back out.
