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Tennessee football: Ranking all 28 offseason coaching changes by impact on Vols

By Caleb Calhoun

Tennessee Herd Coach Josh Heupel at the 2021 Music City Bowl NCAA college football game at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021.Kns Tennessee Purdue
Tennessee Herd Coach Josh Heupel at the 2021 Music City Bowl NCAA college football game at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021.Kns Tennessee Purdue /
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Feb 2, 2022; Coral Gables, Florida, USA; Miami Hurricanes head football coach Mario Cristobal talks on a phone while sitting court-side during the second half between the Miami Hurricanes and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Watsco Center. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 2, 2022; Coral Gables, Florida, USA; Miami Hurricanes head football coach Mario Cristobal talks on a phone while sitting court-side during the second half between the Miami Hurricanes and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Watsco Center. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports /

Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Miami Hurricanes. Manny Diaz. player. Mario Cristobal. 10. 834

Previous role: Head coach, Oregon Ducks

We’re at our second coach who has moved from one Power Five program to another. Depending on how elite of a coach Mario Cristobal is, his move to the Miami Hurricanes could have a huge impact on Tennessee football for a few reasons, despite the fact the neither the Oregon Ducks nor The U are in the SEC.

For starters, and we’ll address this with Oregon’s replacement hire later on in this list, Oregon won’t be the only school among the two running an offense conducive to players that UT’s offense is also conducive to. With Cristobal in Miami, now that’s an extra team running a variation of the spread Josh Heupel will have to compete with while recruiting.

Then there’s the fact that Miami is in SEC country, which always naturally counts for more. Finally, Heupel has a few deeper Florida connections than most SEC coaches not in that state would given his three years as head coach of the UCF Knights.

After three straight division titles in the Pac-12 that involved two conference championships, Cristobal is a legitimate threat back at his alma mater and in his hometown. However, his success could also hurt a UT rival, the Florida Gators, as it waters down in-state talent there. That’s another way he can affect the Vols.

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