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Tennessee football: Updated ranking of Vols 10 assistant coaches for 2020 season

By Caleb Calhoun

KNOXVILLE, TN - JANUARY 19: Tee Martin of the Tennessee Volunteers introduced during a break in the game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Tennessee Volunteers at Thompson-Boling Arena on January 19, 2019 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennessee won the game 71-68. (Photo by Donald Page/Getty Images)
KNOXVILLE, TN - JANUARY 19: Tee Martin of the Tennessee Volunteers introduced during a break in the game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Tennessee Volunteers at Thompson-Boling Arena on January 19, 2019 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennessee won the game 71-68. (Photo by Donald Page/Getty Images) /
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Pick Analysis. First Year. Joe Osovet. 7. Scouting Report. Tight Ends. player. 839

Similar to Brian Niedermeyer, Joe Osovet belongs at the bottom of this list, as he has no experience in an on-field role at this level. Add in the fact that Niedermeyer has at least two years of experience on that front and the fact that Niedermeyer has proven experience as a recruiter, and Osovet should be considered the least proven of Tennessee football assistants.

However, as we mentioned in our opening slide, X’s and O’s matter, and Osovet has proven himself on that front. An offensive mastermind at the junior college level for nearly two decades, Osovet actually conceived the run-pass-option before it was ever named such a thing. He’s a forward-thinker on that front, and his analytical approach makes him extremely valuable to the staff.

We also have to point out his success coaching junior college. It matters more than coaching high school, and as the head coach and offensive coordinator at ASA College in Brooklyn, his team averaged 41.9 points per game, and he was named NEFC Coach of the Year in 2017. Osovet also won that award at Nassau Community College in 2014, when his team went 10-0.

So the guy has clearly had major success at smaller levels albeit still in the college ranks. He has also been an analytical guy serving on Jeremy Pruitt’s staff in an off-field role for two years, so while he is still all about potential, his track record makes that potential through the roof.

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