Lane Kiffin stayed tight-lipped in the afternoon.But when the Tennessee coach officially had a deal in place to fill the first vacancy on his staff, he had plenty to talk about.
The Vols are bringing Kippy Brown back for a third tour of duty, and Kiffin could hardly be happier about bringing the former UT and NFL coaching veteran to take over the wide receivers and become passing-game coordinator.
“This is a great day for Tennessee football,” Kiffin said in a UT release Thursday evening. “When hiring assistant coaches you sometimes feel like you hit a home run. By bringing Kippy back to the Tennessee family, I feel like we hit a grand slam.
“Having known Kippy since 1990, I never imagined being able to add him to our staff, but we always start our searches at the top.”
Kiffin has made clear all along he wouldn’t be rushed into any decisions during the search, but with mutual interest from a target at the top of the list, he didn’t have to wait long to bring in a replacement for Frank Wilson.
Less than two weeks after losing Wilson to LSU, the Vols got their guy — again — and Brown will be back with them today as they resume preparation for the Chick-fil-A Bowl against Virginia Tech on New Year’s Eve (TV: ESPN, 7:30 p.m.)
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