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Tennessee football: Ranking all the coaches on Vols 2018 schedule

By Billy Williford

TUSCALOOSA, AL - SEPTEMBER 10: Jeremy Pruitt, defensive coordinator of the Alabama Crimson Tide, looks on from the sidelines against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Bryant-Denny Stadium on September 10, 2016 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
TUSCALOOSA, AL - SEPTEMBER 10: Jeremy Pruitt, defensive coordinator of the Alabama Crimson Tide, looks on from the sidelines against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Bryant-Denny Stadium on September 10, 2016 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /
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CHARLOTTE, NC – NOVEMBER 11: Head coach Brad Lambert of the Charlotte 49ers looks on during the 49ers’ football game against the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Jerry Richardson Stadium on November 11, 2017, in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Mike Comer/Getty Images) /

No. 3 Grade – C

These coaches are certainly better than a D which is a failing grade; I don’t care what anyone says. Both Mark Stoops and Barry Odom are right on that edge of being really good, but I couldn’t move them to a higher rating.

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    • Mark Stoops

    University of Kentucky

    26-36 Overall Record

    Honestly, Stoops probably deserved to get a B. He is borderline at the moment. Kentucky has always been known as a basketball school, so football has always been on the back burner.

    Winning seven games at Kentucky is no small feat, but at a certain point, some coach is going to have to win more than seven.

    During his time in Lexington, Stoops has won seven games in back-to-back seasons after two 5-7 seasons.

    Again, Stoops isn’t a bad coach but at least once in five seasons win eight games. That would have definitely put Stoops on the B list.

    Barry Odom

    University of Missouri

    11-14 Overall Record

    Odom is another coach that falls into the same category as Stoops. He is on the borderline of receiving a B rating.

    What Odom did last season with the Tigers was pretty impressive, and if he can keep that winning success going, he could be with Missouri for a while.

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