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Former Buccaneers and Raiders coach Jon Gruden has been one of the most coveted coaching candidates since leaving the game for the broadcast booth after the 2008 season, and has been approached by numerous NFL owners and universities in recent years, with Arkansas and Tennessee of the SEC ranking as the latest to covet him.

Both universities want Gruden, sources said, as they try to get back to being powers in the challenging SEC. The Razorbacks are prepared to make their next coach the highest-paid in the SEC, according to sources close to the program, and budget will not be an issue. The program, which has plummeted in the wake of the Bobby Petrino scandal (the Razorbacks dropped to 4-7 and out of the bowl picture on Saturday), is prepared to be part of a bidding war for Gruden, 48, sources said.

Tennessee's program has also fallen, with the now Derek Dooley-less team needing a win against Kentucky next week to avoid an 0-8 finish in the SEC, and Browns owner Jimmy Haslam -- a billionaire booster for the Volunteers, whose brother Bill just happens to be the governor of Tennessee -- has told several people that he loves Gruden and believes he would be a great fit at the school. Haslam would also have interest in Gruden for his NFL team, but Gruden has resisted overtures from the Browns in the past and it's very, very unlikely he has any interest in the job now, according to sources. Gruden's wife Cindy went to Tennessee, and Gruden would be an incredibly popular choice among Vols alumni and boosters, sources said.

League sources said Gruden has made calls identifying possible staff members with his focus seeming more on the college game, asking questions of those potential staffers about recruiting and issues that do not relate to pro football. Numerous sources who have talked to him in recent weeks came away with the impression that the 49-year-old Gruden was more serious about return to coaching now than at any time since he was fired by the Bucs after the 2008 season, although it still would have to be a perfect situation to lure him from his current job at ESPN, where he is well compensated and gets to have a fairly normal family life. While coaching in the NFL, Gruden was notorious for his maniacal approach to coaching, in a nearly round-the-clock fashion. Gruden was 95-81 in 10 seasons with five playoff appearances as head coach of the Raiders and Bucs (1998-2008), but did not win a playoff game after leading Tampa to the Super Bowl after the 2002 season.

College football could provide more lifestyle balance than the pro game, as well as a new challenge for Gruden, who last coached in college in 1991 as the wide receivers coach at Pitt. Gruden has been spending significant time studying Chip Kelly's Oregon spread offense, sources said, which is perfectly suited for college but remains a question mark in terms of its translation to the NFL. Several sources said Gruden would strongly consider Redskins secondary coach Raheem Morris as his defensive coordinator. Morris coached in Tampa under Gruden and succeeded him as head coach before being fired after 2011. Morris, who had a stint as the defensive coordinator at Kansas State, is viewed as a strong recruiter. However, sources said Morris is more likely to focus on possible NFL opportunities at this point in his career.

In the end, Gruden could go through the entire process and stay where he is in the broadcast booth, but the hunt for his services if on, and it will include numerous options in the NFL and NCAA.
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- Per Jason La Canfora (CBS Sports)
 
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Wes Rucker tweet:

Heard same. RT @BFeldmanCBS: Wouldn't be completely shocked to see Jon Gruden take Tennessee job. Would be shocked to see him take Arkansas
 
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From TOS

Dan Hellie ‏@DanHellie Skins DB coach Raheem Morris told me he doesn’t know anything about Jon Gruden’s plans but Gruden would win every year at UT #Tennessee

NBC affiliate reporter out of DC.
 
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To add to what Sugarland said:

Dan Hellie ‏@DanHellie
Raheem Morris would neither confirm nor deny report that he’d been contacted by Gruden to gauge interest in joining him in the college ranks
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Danny Parker tweet

Danny Parker ‏@TheDannyParker
Jeremy Bates, Rich Bisaccia and Raheem Morris are 3 candidates to join Jon Gruden in Knoxville IF Tennessee can come up with the cash. 💰💵💰
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@HTTR24_7: Still sounds like Gruden/Raheem will reunite

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@HTTR24_7: That's what it sounds like RT @thatporchlife @HTTR24_7 at Tennessee

Beat writer for Redskins.


In the past hour.
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From patti earlier today:

Jon Gruden reportedly linked to Tennessee job - NFL.com

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Tennessee is a more logical fit because Gruden's wife went to school there, and there are signs he could be eyeing a college return. Gruden has reportedly been calling potential staff members with the focus on asking questions about recruiting and other issues that no not make sense if he was looking at a return to the NFL.
 
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That reporter that tweeted that was asked what Raheem's response was after he was asked and he said "I can tell you nothing" with a smile on his face.

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http://www.volnation.com/forum/tenn...l-jon-gruden-thread-viii-140.html#post7737998

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By DocVol:


Gruden will be named head coach of TN, when? Could be sooner than we think. No later than a week from tomorrow though.
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CWGvol said:
By DocVol:


Gruden will be named head coach of TN, when? Could be sooner than we think. No later than a week from tomorrow though.
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I believe doc_vol not docvol said this. They are two different sources. Not to discredit doc_vol just clarifying
 
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Tennessee AD: "We are in a tough position financially"
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"It's a crossroads moment for Hart as well. He must get the support he clearly believes he is being assured.

He must get the money, whatever it takes, to make the hire he deems.

"We are not going to let that be a detriment to securing the best coach we can," Hart said of financial challenges. "I have talked to (UT Chancellor Jimmy Cheek) at length about that. We have a 1.9 million dollar reserve, which in the SEC is unheard of. We complete against people who have reserves of about 50-100 million dollars. We are in a tough position financially.

"The chancellor doesn't want us to be at a competitive disadvantage of any nature whether it be financial, or academic or in any other arena where we are trying to compete and get back into the top of that pyramid. We are in a tenuous position, at a crossroads with our athletics program. But, we have people who understand that and are committed to helping us overcome those obstacles. That won't be a detriment, is it a concern? Yes it is a concern."
 
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247 says they have confirmed with 2 different coaches that used to coach at UT that Gruden has contacted them asking specifics about the UT coaching position.
 
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Joe Biddle states on WKRN Nashville that a source close to jay gruden told him Jon Gruden has zero interest in college coaching
 
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11/19

vollen for life said:
per tonybasilio.com

(paraphrasing)

gruden has been receiving weekley film updates and been studying with his film guru buddy
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Confirmed Tennessee Film

Still we know he is tacitly recruiting a staff and he's also keeping close tabs on the UT program by having weekly film reviews of UT games at his Florida home with a coaching film geek buddy. They have been breaking down UT games for weeks according to a source close to Gruden. Interesting.
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There's the exact words. Per Volingatorland.
 
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