For the seventh time since the end of the 2011 regular season, Derek Dooley has added a new assistant to his heavily-revamped Tennessee coaching staff.
The latest addition is Josh Conklin, who will take over as coach of the the Vols’ safeties, the team announced today. It had previously been announced that Derrick Ansley will coach the Vols’ cornerbacks.
Conklin and Ansley will replace Terry Joseph, who officially left as defensive backs coach for the same job at Nebraska last week.
“Josh brings successful coordinator experience and consistent secondary production to our defensive staff,” said Dooley in a statement. “He comes highly recommended and I believe will be a great fit for our football staff.”
Conklin comes to UT from The Citadel, where he served the last two years as defensive coordinator and safeties coach. Prior to that, he had served on coaching staffs at Wofford (2007-09) and South Dakota State (2003-06).
With Conklin’s addition, Dooley will have an entirely new defensive staff from the one that “helped” the Vols go 5-7 in 2011. The only holdovers from last year’s staff come from the offensive side — offensive coordinator Jim Chaney and wide receivers coach Darin Hinshaw, who was actually quarterbacks coach last season. Dooley had previously announced that Chaney will take over QBs so that Hinshaw can assume the position created by Charlie Baggett‘s “retirement” in December.
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