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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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Jan 1, 2016; Tampa, FL, USA; Tennessee Volunteers fans cheer during the first half in the 2016 Outback Bowl against the Northwestern Wildcats at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 1, 2016; Tampa, FL, USA; Tennessee Volunteers fans cheer during the first half in the 2016 Outback Bowl against the Northwestern Wildcats at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Recruiting Reputation

This is a huge deal and one the Vols cannot take lightly. Although Brady Hoke’s teams got progressively worse during his time at Michigan, his talent actually was pretty good.

You saw that last year and this year with what Jim Harbaugh was able to do immediately with lots of that talent. Sure, he has recruited extremely well at Michigan himself, but the past two years, he was winning mostly with Hoke’s talent.

And this year he was a yard away from the national championship with that talent.

When he was with the Wolverines, Hoke secured two straight Top 10 classes, including a Top 5 class. It was only after the news of him being on the hot seat did his recruiting efforts take a tumble.

Fortunately for him and Tennessee football, hot seat talk will not be surrounding him. Butch Jones, of course, is another story.

Anyway, Hoke is clearly a great recruiter, securing the third best class in the Mountain West in 2011 for the San Diego State Aztecs before leaving for Michigan. By the way, the Boise State Broncos and TCU Horned Frogs were the other two schools to get better classes.

Hoke will give the Vols another recruiting pipeline into the Midwest, which is huge and perfect to counterbalance their pipeline into Florida with Larry Scott.

And Hoke complements his recruiting with something else that makes him a perfect fit for Tennessee football.

That brings us to our next major asset Hoke brings to Knoxville.

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