He ran toward running backs coach Robert Gillespie on the sideline, and the two jumped up and bumped chests. Neal landed on his feet. Gillespie didnt. Soon the coach was on crutches. He coached the second half from the coaches box. Tennessee coach Butch Jones attributed the incident to his assistant being excited.
Running backs coach Robert Gillespie hurt himself while celebrating tailback Rajion Neal's second-quarter touchdown and continued the play-signaling duties he shares with three other assistants on crutches.
"I think it's a coach who loves his players, and we get excited," Jones said. "Rajion Neal made a great play, and it's not the first time that it's happened. Robert puts a lot of effort and energy into coaching those backs, and I think if anything, it shows you how much we care about our player