((HT: Glenn Guilbeau/Gannett Louisiana))
The Gannett newspapers out of Louisiana- and there are five of them in Shreveport, Monroe, Alexandria, Lafayette, and Opelousas have Louisiana Tech head football coach and Athletic Director Derek Dooley "close to" heading to Knoxville full-time...
According to Guilbeau, Dooley apparently cancelled end-of-the-year players meetings Wednesday and has met with Vols officials over the last two days...
Dooley comes at the recommendation of Texas head coach-in-waiting Will Muschamp. Muschamp coached with Dooley at LSU and the Miami Dolphins form 2001-2005 as part of the Nick Saban staffs in those years...
Dave Hooker and the govolsxtra staff are in sync with this even as Kippy Brown was to have interviewed with Mike Hamilton at 1:00 EDT. There is no conformation that the interview actually took place- or will take place...
Utah's Kyle Whittingham turned Tennessee down after listening to a pitch in Provo, Utah Thursday night. The Salt Lake City Tribune's Lya Wodraska also says that the paycheck UT is looking to deliver is in the $3-to-4-million neighborhood per season.
ESPN's Mark Schlabach is reporting that Houston's Kevin Sumlin is also being considered. Sumlin's presence is the only thing between Dooley and a deal.
More as we know more...
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