(AP Photo/FILE)KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee coach Butch Jones believes he knows what it takes to revitalize a program that has fallen upon hard times, even though he didn't face that challenge at either of his two previous stops.
Jones is just over a week away from starting his first spring practice at Tennessee, which fired Derek Dooley last November.
After going 50-27 in six seasons at Central Michigan (2007-09) and Cincinnati (2010-12), Jones may have the toughest job of any new coach.
The Volunteers finished 5-7 last fall for their third consecutive losing season, the first time that's happened at Tennessee since 1909-11.
That's a new situation for Jones, who inherited winning teams at Central Michigan and Cincinnati. Jones believes his staff can turn things around at Tennessee once they establish a winning culture.
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