Coaching changes are coming fast and furious on The Hill.

Tennessee football coach Phillip Fulmer announced Wednesday the shift of Greg Adkins to offensive line coach.

Today, it's expected that Ole Miss assistant Matt Luke will be named as Adkins' replacement as tight ends coach and possibly as recruiting coordinator, a source within the UT program said.

Luke coached under newly named UT offensive coordinator David Cutcliffe at Mississippi.

The moves come on the heels of a 5-6 season and the firings this past weekend of offensive line coach Jimmy Ray Stephens and wide receivers coach Pat Washington.

Atkins assumes full control of the line after coaching tight ends and assisting Stephens the past three seasons with the offensive line.

"I'm pleased to have Greg take on the duties as the offensive line coach," Fulmer said in a UT release. "He brings lots of energy and intensity to the position and has a great overall knowledge of offensive strategy.

"He's an excellent coach and will fit well in coach Cutcliffe's plans."

Luke apparently is another strong part in the plans of Cutcliffe and Fulmer.

The Ole Miss grad played center for the Rebels and served as a student assistant under Cutcliffe in 1999.

After spending two years as an assistant at Murray State, he was rehired by Cutcliffe and has been on the Rebels' staff the past four years -- serving as tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator.

Luke's father, Tommy, was a defensive back at Ole Miss in the 1960s. His older brother, Tom, was a quarterback for the Rebels 1989-91.

Fulmer is expected to divvy up special-teams responsibilities and not hire a special-teams coordinator, a source within the program said.

Defensive ends coach Steve Caldwell oversaw UT's special team this past season.

The Vols still have one assistant-coaching vacancy to fill, a wide receivers coach.

Kippy Brown, a former Vols' assistant and who is a Houston Texans assistant in the NFL, has been mentioned as a possible candidate.

Brown, however, would have to consider several long-term financial implications before coming to UT.

Even if he and the Texans' staff are not retained after a this season, Brown would likely still be offered another NFL job and the future pension that comes with such a tenure.

Foster Surgery: Arian Foster's first surgery was a success. It's his second ailment that's been a bit harder to diagnose.

Tennessee's freshman running back had meniscus surgery on his left knee Wednesday afternoon. Foster's mother, Bernadette Foster, monitored the day's events from her home in New Mexico.

"It went really well," she said. "They said they don't anticipate any problems."

The Foster family is still considering whether or not to pursue surgery on his loose shoulder joint. The family will seek a second opinion.

If Foster pursues the second surgery he would miss spring practice and return to full participation this summer.

The surgery is tentatively scheduled for late January. If Foster does not have surgery, he still could be limited during spring drills to give the joint plenty of time to heal.

The condition is not directly related to any one injury but has grown worse over the last year as he ran for a team-high 916 yards and five touchdowns in replacing injured Gerald Riggs Jr. at tailback.

"It's not as serious as it sounds," Bernadette Foster said. "It just takes a long time to heal."