What Alex Golesh Said About the Hiring of Former Tennessee DC Tim Banks at Auburn
When Tennessee football and Auburn meet in Neyland Stadium in 2026, there’s going to be a lot of familiarity. Not only are the Tigers now coached by former Josh Heupel offensive coordinator Alex Golesh, but he just picked up former Vols defensive coordinator Tim Banks as the team’s safeties coach and co-defensive coordinator after Heupel […]
Auburn Football Officially Announces The Hiring Of Former Tennessee Assistant Kodi Burns
Auburn Football officially announced the hiring of Kodi Burns, a former Tennessee assistant coach, on Friday. Burns will serve as the associate head coach, the co-offensive coordinator, and the wide receivers coach of Alex Golesh’s inaugural staff. Burns spent one season with Tennessee as the Vols’ wide receivers coach in 2021. He helped shape Tennessee’s […]
Tim Banks Reportedly Lands With Former Tennessee Assistant in the SEC, Will Return to Neyland Stadium in 2026
Former Tennessee defensive coordinator Tim Banks looks to be staying in the SEC. According to a report from Justin Hokanson of Auburn On3 Sports, Banks is lined up to become the Auburn Tigers’ new safeties coach. This move reunites Banks with former Tennessee offensive coordinator Alex Golesh, who took the job as the Tigers’ head […]
Greg McElroy Not Suprised, But Disappointed About Tennessee’s Firing of Tim Banks
On Monday, Tennessee football and Josh Heupel decided to move on from defensive coordinator Tim Banks. He had been the defensive playcaller for the Vols since Heupel got to campus in 2021, but a massive drop-off from a successful 2024 campaign to the 2025 season was too much to keep Banks on board. As a […]
Why Former Tennessee HC Jeremy Pruitt Will Not be the Vols’ Next Defensive Coordinator
On Monday, Tennessee football head coach Josh Heupel made the decision to fire defensive coordinator Tim Banks after five seasons together. As a result, a search for the program’s next defensive coordinator embarked. Mostly as a result of James Franklin adding fired Virginia Tech head coach Brent Pry as his defensive coordinator with the Hokies, […]
Could Tennessee Bring A Former Defensive Coordinator Back To Replace Tim Banks?
Tennessee football is searching for a new defensive coordinator after firing Tim Banks Monday morning after five years running the Vols’ defense. Josh Heupel has a good deal of financial support at his disposal as he searches for the new leader of the Vols’ defense. That allows Heupel to set his sights high as he […]
College Football Insider Offers Two Key Tidbits in Tennessee’s Search For A Defensive Coordinator
Tennessee Football and head coach Josh Heupel made a massive move on Monday with the firing of defensive coordinator Tim Banks. The move comes after Tennessee’s defense regressed significantly from the 2024 season, finishing the 2025 campaign as the SEC’s third-worst scoring defense. Banks, a member of Heupel’s inaugural UT staff in 2021, had been […]
Well-Sourced Reporter Reveals Name to Know in Tennessee’s Defensive Coordinator Search
The search is on for Tennessee football’s next defensive coordinator. On Monday, Josh Heupel fired Tim Banks and officially decided it was time to move in a new direction on that side of the ball. It marked the first time he had fired a position coach or coordinator while at UT. Now, the Vols are […]
What Tennessee Football Will Owe Fired DC Tim Banks For His Buyout
Tennessee Football has parted ways with defensive coordinator Tim Banks, according to reports from ESPN, On3 Sports, and CBS Sports on Monday afternoon. Banks’ firing comes after a disappointing defensive season with the Volunteers, in which Tennessee ranked third-to-last in the SEC in scoring defense at 28.75 points per game. The Volunteers have named linebackers […]
What Josh Heupel Said About Decision to Fire Tennessee Defensive Coordinator Tim Banks
Tennessee football will have a new defensive coordinator going forward. Josh Heupel made the decision to fire Tim Banks, who has served in the role since Heupel got to Knoxville as the head coach in 2021. After making the decision public, Heupel released a statement detailing his decision. “I want to thank Tim for everything […]