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Tennessee football: 5 reasons to be excited about Vols hiring Jim Chaney

By Caleb Calhoun

KNOXVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 08: Tennessee mascot Davy Crockett carries the flag across the end zone during a game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the East Tennessee State University Buccaneers at Neyland Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennesee won the game 59-3. (Photo by Donald Page/Getty Images)
KNOXVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 08: Tennessee mascot Davy Crockett carries the flag across the end zone during a game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the East Tennessee State University Buccaneers at Neyland Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennesee won the game 59-3. (Photo by Donald Page/Getty Images) /
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3. Offenses under Jim Chaney put up huge numbers 

Recruiting and tearing down another program may help Tennessee football. But the most important question of an offensive coordinator is if they can put up huge numbers. And Vols fans know first-hand that Jim Chaney knows how to do that.

Chaney’s last two teams with the Georgia Bulldogs have averaged over 430 yards of offense and over 35 points. They got better each year he was there, even after having to replace quarterbacks in 2017 due to injury and having to replace Nick Chubb and Sony Michel in 2018.

Before that, he managed to make Nathan Peterman look good with the Pittsburgh Panthers, grooming him for Matt Canada’s system, which made Peterman in NFL Draft pick after his year in 2016. But Chaney was the one to develop him.

Even coaching under Bret Bielema with the Arkansas Razorbacks, Chaney managed to average over 400 yards a game and over 30 points a game his second year there. And we all know about the record setting offense he had with the Vols in 2012, which averaged 476 yards and over 36 points a game.

Everywhere Chaney has been, his offenses have gotten better over time and put up huge numbers. And that’s what makes him a huge steal for the Vols. It may take a year to fully get going, but Chaney knows how to score.

The only time he had a drop-off from year to year at the same place after returning to college was 2011. That was when the Vols lost their starting quarterback in Tyler Bray and top receiver in Justin Hunter while trying to navigate through the toughest schedule in college football history.

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