Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin filled out his coaching staff Saturday, hiring former St Louis Rams offensive line coach Jim Chaney as his offensive coordinator.

Kiffin, hired as coach on Dec. 1, also announced that former Auburn assistant Eddie Gran will work as special teams coordinator/running backs coach, while former Southern Mississippi assistant Frank Wilson will work with the wide receivers. Chaney will also coach the Volunteers’ offensive line.

Former Alabama assistant coach Lance Thompson will work with the linebackers on Monte Kiffin’s defense, while former North Dakota State assistant Willie Mack Garza will coach the defensive backs.

“As I said in the first press conference, this staff was going to take some time,” Kiffin said in a release. “It wasn’t about doing it fast, it was about doing it right.”

Kiffin previously announced former New Orleans Saints assistant Ed Orgeron would work as recruiting coordinator and defensive line coach, former South Carolina assistant David Reaves would coach quarterbacks and former Oakland Raiders assistant James Cregg would coach tight ends and tackles.

Posted on January 18th, 2009 by admin
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