TAMPA, Fla. — Add Tennessee football coach Phillip Fulmer’s name to list of those who expect the Vols to be without two more offensive assistant coaches.

Shortly after Tennessee’s victory over Wisconsin in the Outback Bowl on Tuesday, Fulmer said he expects tight ends coach Matt Luke and running backs coach Kurt Roper to join former UT offensive coordinator David Cutcliffe’s staff at Duke.

As previously reported, Roper likely will become the Blue Devils’ offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach and Luke is expected to coach the offensive line.

Tight end Chris Brown said Luke informed UT’s players that he is leaving for Duke.

“He confirmed that (Tuesday) right after the game,” Brown said. “I respect him a lot, and I wish him the best at Duke.”

Cutcliffe remained mum on any hires for his new staff, but an official announcement could come Thursday, when Cutcliffe officially takes over at Duke.

“Those guys have the decision to make,” Fulmer said. “I would guess that Matt Luke is going to be his (Cutcliffe’s) offensive line coach. … I would guess, not to steal their thunder or anything, but Kurt Roper will be his offensive coordinator.

“I would encourage you to ask them, and if they’re ready to tell you, that’s great. If they’re not going, they’ve got jobs at Tennessee. But they better let me know pretty soon.”

Luke and Roper were unavailable for comment following Tuesday’s game.

Neither has spoken with the media since Cutcliffe was named Duke’s coach Dec. 15.

With Roper and Luke leaving, Tennessee must fill four of its five coaching positions on offense.

Wide receivers coach Trooper Taylor will become the co-offensive coordinator at Oklahoma State, and is expected to leave by this weekend.

Chavis Staying Put: Tennessee defensive coordinator John Chavis plans on being at Tennessee for at least a few more years.

Tennessee’s longtime assistant coach and coordinator raised eyebrows this past fall when he said he was nearing the end of his career.

“I’m 51, now,” Chavis said. “I hope I can coach this game five or six more years. To be honest with you, I’d like to do it right here at Tennessee.”

Chavis said he wants to win another championship with Tennessee.

The Vols haven’t won an SEC title since 1998, the same year they won the national title, despite playing in the SEC championship game three times since.

“I hope that we can win a championship, because I desperately want it. I want to be a part of another championship,” Chavis said. “There’s nowhere I’d rather do that than Tennessee. I hope I can do that. We’ll see what happens down the road.”

More Mayo? Junior Jerod Mayo said it will be tough to turn down the NFL if he’s projected to be a first-round draft pick by the NFL’s college advisory committee.

“That’s tough to turn down for anybody,” he said. “But at the same time, I love these guys, I love playing for Coach Chavis and Coach Fulmer. At the end of the day, I’m going to do what’s best for me.”

Mayo, who was the only junior among UT’s four game captains Tuesday, said he plans to make a decision within five days.

Catching Up: Senior Brad Cottam scored his first career touchdown in his last career game at UT with a 31-yard reception midway through the second quarter. The tight end played in only four games this season after suffering a broken wrist during preseason practice.

“Everybody on the team knew I hadn’t had a touchdown my whole career,” Cottam said with a smile. “They were all coming over. I got tired from celebrating. It was a great way to end it (career).”

Cottam said he suspected that UT’s offensive coaches were trying to get him his first score.

“I told the coaches I was going to get my first touchdown and I did that,” the Germantown, Tenn., native said. “I’m real happy they were able to do that for me.

“It’ll be a great story to tell my kids. It’s been a fun ride.”

Banged Up Briscoe: Receiver Josh Briscoe revealed he’s been practicing with a broken wrist since suffering the injury against LSU in the SEC championship game. The junior said the injury forced him to tuck the ball only in his right hand and occasionally affected his ability to catch passes.

Briscoe dropped three passes in the Outback Bowl while playing every receiver position.

Against Wisconsin, he was UT’s leading receiver with seven catches for 101 yards and a touchdown.

“Being able to come out here and play the way I did with my hand the way it was is great for my confidence and knowing that I can play through anything,” Briscoe said.

Notebook: Former UT quarterback Heath Shuler, who is a U.S. congressman from North Carolina, attended Tuesday’s game and announced the Vols’ starting lineup on the ESPN telecast. … Tennessee played nine teams during the regular season that advanced to bowl games. Before Georgia faced Hawaii in Tuesday’s Sugar Bowl, those teams were 4-3. LSU plays Ohio State in the BCS national championship game Jan. 7. … UT finishes as the NCAA leader in fewest sacks allowed, averaging one sack for every 134.5 pass attempts.

Dave Hooker contributed to this report.