Butch Jones Announces That Jay Graham Is Leaving Tennessee For Florida State
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Jay Graham has chosen to leave his alma mater for a new position as an offensive assistant at Florida State.
Graham played college football at The University of Tennessee as a running back and had been the team’s running backs coach since 2012.
Tennessee head coach Butch Jones announced Graham’s departure via Twitter this morning:
Jay Graham has informed us of his decision to accept a position at another institution…(cont.)
— Butch Jones (@UTCoachJones) February 25, 2013
The process of adding a new coach to our staff is underway, and we will hire the best person possible as we continue to build our program.
— Butch Jones (@UTCoachJones) February 25, 2013
Tauren Poole, former Tennessee running back and current player for the Carolina Panthers wasn’t very pleased to hear that Graham had left his alma mater.
I thought Jay Graham was a VFL? SMH.
— Tauren Poole (@WhoisTPoole) February 25, 2013
Graham has not released a statement yet, but Josh Ward from WNML in Knoxville is reporting that Graham will receive “more money and more responsibility at Florida State.”
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