Derek Dooley - Former Tennessee football coach

Jokes, stories and pronunciation work offer a glimpse not seen

NASHVILLE — Several Tennessee assistant coaches were relaxing in the back of their chartered bus outside the downtown Hilton, trading laughs as they reviewed their performances at the podium on Thursday.

A 31-day, whirlwind recruiting race left Tennessee's new football coaching staff looking forward to a longer race. And they won't have to wait for the start.

Once again, Derek Dooley found himself perched in front of a TV camera on National Signing Day.

Tennessee's strongest presence on college football's National Signing Day came from a former coach, rather than a future player.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Butch Jones hasn't coached his first game at Tennessee yet, but he already has received his first taste of the rough-and-tumble world of Southeastern Conference football.

Alabama is the program everyone else is chasing in college football. But Ole Miss would be a more appropriate role model for Tennessee.

Former Tennessee coach Derek Dooley has been hired to be the new wide receivers coach for the Dallas Cowboys.

State by State

Tennessee's 2012 football recruiting class is easily forgotten as the hype mounts for the signing class to come.

Tennessee coach Butch Jones' first on-field coaching staff will be working under two-year agreements that are nearly identical except for the annual salary.

Three days after ESPN reported that the Dallas Cowboys had hired former Tennessee coach Derek Dooley to be their next receivers coach, the team still hasn't confirmed the hiring.

CHATTANOOGA - When you think about it, why wouldn't the Dallas Cowboys want former Tennessee coach Derek Dooley to work with their wide receivers?

No need for the unemployment line for Derek Dooley.

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Former Tennessee coach Derek Dooley is headed to the Dallas Cowboys as wide receivers coach.