Alec Abeln new TE coach

[Sara Clark]

Tennessee expected to hire former Mizzou player Alec Abeln as new TEs coach
Tennessee expected to name former SEC player, analyst as new position coach

 

[vol_in_ga]

Tennessee expected to hire former Mizzou player Alec Abeln as new TEs coach
Tennessee expected to name former SEC player, analyst as new position coach

Underwhelming. Really wanted the guy out of ucla.

 

[SycloneJoe]

From 11/10/21...

Josh Heupel discusses analysts Alec Abeln, Mitch Militello (usatoday.com)

 

[SGMVols]

Underwhelming. Really wanted the guy out of ucla.

Ok doomer

 

[87&91ALUM]

Sounds good to me...Abeln played under Tennessee coach Josh Heupel and offensive line coach Glen Elarbee as an offensive lineman at Missouri. He served as a Missouri graduate assistant in 2018. Abeln then coached under Heupel as a graduate assistant at Central Florida in 2019 and as an offensive analyst at Tennessee since 2021.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Meh. Not a needle mover. We really could have used a recruiter. But, it’s also not a reason to be upset either. It’s just a very meh hire which is completely fine.

 

[Tman44]

CJH has proven he knows what he is doing. He knows this guy. I’m sure we will all be pleased when it is time for results.

 

[Freak]

Tennessee again is staying in-house to fill a vacancy on its coaching staff. Barring something unexpected, the Vols are expected to promote offensive analyst Alec Abeln, who played for Josh Heupel at Missouri and worked for him at both UCF and Tennessee, to tight ends coach as the replacement for Alex Golesh, sources told GoVols247 on Thursday. Golesh was hired as the new head coach at South Florida back in early December after the end of the regular season, and Abeln will get the call after two years in the program.

Vols promoting from within for new TE coach

 

[VOLfrombama]

The same doom and gloom was voiced when Heup was hired.

I am going to give Heup the benefit of the doubt and see what the guy can do.

If he can't recruit or doesn't know how to develop TE's it will be really obvious fairly quickly.

 

[GAVol]

Underwhelming. Really wanted the guy out of ucla.

I don't see how there's much of an opinion on this. Who ever even knows who the TE coach is?

 

[Through_The_T]

I don't see how there's much of an opinion on this. Who ever even knows who the TE coach is?

This. I guarantee no one could have named another TE coach in America before this search began.

Absolutely comical...

 

[Volfan1000]

Tennessee expected to hire former Mizzou player Alec Abeln as new TEs coach
Tennessee expected to name former SEC player, analyst as new position coach

Solid hire and he will bring a few fresh ideas to the tight end room.

 

[Boston Vol]

Underwhelming. Really wanted the guy out of ucla.

It’s a tight end coach. It’s pretty much an entry level position. Abeln fits that profile.

 

[Boston Vol]

I don't see how there's much of an opinion on this. Who ever even knows who the TE coach is?

I take pride in knowing a lot about some of the coaching staffs from across the country. Outside of Tim Brewster and Vince Marrow, I couldn’t tell you any other tight end coaches. And the only reason those two guys are famous is because of the recruiting prowess.

 

[SGMVols]

It’s a tight end coach. It’s pretty much an entry level position. Abeln fits that profile.

No we’re supposed to be able to hire Bill Belichick for TE coach because WE R TENNESSEE!!1!11!1!!

 

[05_never_again]

I don't see how there's much of an opinion on this. Who ever even knows who the TE coach is?

When they post prolifically on Twitter then eventually get fired for paying dudes cash in Chick-fil-A bags.

 

[Deebowbear]

It’s a tight end coach. It’s pretty much an entry level position. Abeln fits that profile.

True but could have used someone with recruiting experience which he doesn’t have from what I have read. Hope he does well go vols

 

[Volador]

The boy sure packs some guns! (and boasts a nice family too) And hey, if he is good enough for Coach H, he is good enough for moi. After all, who am I to challenge a TE hire?????????????

 

[swampfoxfan]

Young guy should be able to connect with HS recruits

 

[Vol865]

Don't see how anyone is surprised by this. Heupel likes to promote from within. He wants people familiar with his system. Familiarity makes sense for this offense. Hire the big names on defense.

 

[GAVol]

When they post prolifically on Twitter then eventually get fired for paying dudes cash in Chick-fil-A bags.

Solid point.

 

[GrizzlyVol]

Happy for AA he'll make us a good one, he'll be a better recruiter than most think

 

[DonDiego]

From the looks of him, if things don't work out, we can just suit him up and play him. Also, he's holding a future recruit right there in his arms.

 

[butchna]

Don't see how anyone is surprised by this. Heupel likes to promote from within. He wants people familiar with his system. Familiarity makes sense for this offense. Hire the big names on defense.

Heupel has a respected (if relatively short) track record of hiring his type of coaches and this isn't a Butch Jones "Oh what the hell!" hire. I'm confident it's well vetted and researched...hence why it took awhile, That being said, the last time he hired a TE's coach from withOUT, it was a known commodity that he had to add an OC title to hire. When he snagged Alex Golesh away from Matt Campbell. For all those posters mildly irritatated to outright annoyed towards understandable questions about the new hire? Most of us have learned to trust Heupel's calls. But as the great Ronald Reagan once waxed eloquent...."Trust but VERIFY!" When the final verdict comes in we'll all be right at the same time.

 

[volmainia2]

Ok doomer

Jason Whitten would have been my choice