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Tennessee Football: Four Things Brady Hoke Brings to Vols as Defensive Line Coach

By Caleb Calhoun

Apr 30, 2016; Eugene, OR, USA; Oregon Ducks defensive coordinator Brady Hoke watches from the sideline before the game at Autzen Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Olmos-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 30, 2016; Eugene, OR, USA; Oregon Ducks defensive coordinator Brady Hoke watches from the sideline before the game at Autzen Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Olmos-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 25, 2014; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers fans outside Neyland Stadium prior to the game against the Alabama Crimson Tide. Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 25, 2014; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers fans outside Neyland Stadium prior to the game against the Alabama Crimson Tide. Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports /

Tennessee football has a new defensive line assistant in former Michigan Wolverines head coach Brady Hoke. Here are four things he brings to the Volunteers.

In continuing his staff overhaul, Butch Jones made a splash assistant move by bringing in the 2011 Big Ten Coach of the Year and 2008 MAC Coach of the year to head the Tennessee football defensive line.

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Brady Hoke, who was head coach of the Ball State Cardinals from 2003 to 2008, the San Diego State Aztecs in 2009 and 2010, and the Michigan Wolverines from 2010 to 2014, will now head the unit, replacing Steve Stripling.

He was fired at Michigan in 2014 and spent this past year as the defensive coordinator for the Oregon Ducks, where he was also fired along with the rest of the Mark Helfrich staff.

But Hoke has had success as an assistant coach, and there are many qualities he brings to the table for the Vols.

Years of experience dating back to the 1980s show a level of incredible success for Hoke, and Butch Jones likely knows that well.

Sure, he was a failure as a head coach at Michigan and as a defensive coordinator at Oregon. But as a defensive line coach, he succeeded at every stop.

That dates back to Yorktown, Grand Valley State, and Western Michigan. Now he brings those deep Michigan ties to the SEC.

And as a position coach in Knoxville, he could be a huge asset for Butch Jones and co.

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Here are four things Brady Hoke brings to Tennessee football as the Vols’ new defensive line coach.

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