As the Butch Jones era ends at Tennessee, it's Vols' associate head coach and defensive line coach Brady Hoke who will lead the Vols through the remainder of the 2017 season.
UT Athletics Director named Hoke interim head coach shortly after it was announced that Jones had been asked to step down as the Vols head coach the morning after a dismal 50-17 defeat at Missour.
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Hoke came to Tennessee in February from Oregon, where he served as defensive coordinator/defensive ends coach after 12 seasons as a head coach at the FBS level and 33 years of coaching experience at the collegiate level. He was head coach at Michigan (2011-14), San Diego State (2009-10) and at his Ball State (2003-08). He played linebacker at Ball State.
The 58-year-old from Ohio earned conference coach-of-the-year honors in three different leagues as a head coach while posting a 78-70 overall record.
He has also previously coached at Grand Valley State (1983), Western Michigan (1984-86), Oregon State (1989-94) and Michigan (defensive ends coach 1995-96, defensive line coach 1997-2001, associate head coach/defensive line coach 2002).
In his time at Michigan as head coach from 2011-14, he led the Wolverines to a 31-20 record and became the first Michigan head coach to go undefeated at home in his first two seasons since 1902.
He and his wife, the former Laura Homberger, have one daughter, Kelly.
