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Tennessee football: Breaking down Vols’ new offensive coaching staff

By Dean Zulkofske

Jan 30, 2021; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head football coach Josh Heupel speaks during the game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Kansas Jayhawks at Thompson-Boling Arena. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 30, 2021; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Tennessee Volunteers head football coach Josh Heupel speaks during the game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Kansas Jayhawks at Thompson-Boling Arena. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 1, 2018; Charlotte, NC, USA; A Tennessee Volunteers helmet is seen pregame before the game against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 1, 2018; Charlotte, NC, USA; A Tennessee Volunteers helmet is seen pregame before the game against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports /

Quarterbacks. Volunteers . Joey Halzle. 3. player. 839.

New quarterbacks coach Joey Halzle hasn’t reached the coaching stature that Josh Heupel has earned, but if Heuepel is now coaching in the SEC, then he’s certainly on his way. Like Heupel, Halzle played under center at the University of Oklahoma from 2006-2008 then spent an additional two years with the Sooners as a Graduate Assistant.

The former OU signal-caller followed Heupel to Utah State University and the University of Missouri, serving as an offensive assistant for both the Aggies and the Tigers. In 2019, Halzle again joined one of Heupel’s coaching rooms as an offensive assistant with the UCF Knights before being promoted to QB coach in 2020.

With the young quarterbacks in Tennessee football’s program, Halzle will look to recreate the success he and Heupel drew from Dillon Gabriel. It’s that same young talent that makes Halzle a good fit for Rocky Top.

If Heupel is the wise veteran leader of UT’s quarterback room, then Halzle is the brotherly, relatable coach for Harrison Bailey and Kaidon Salter to grow next to. Again, this isn’t a front-page coaching hire by any means, but he’s an up-and-coming quarterback coach that should bode well with the current signal-callers in Knoxville.

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