Report: A Tennessee Volunteer has been named head coach of…
Bo Hardegree, a Jackson native who was briefly the interim offensive coordinator for the Las Vegas Raiders before joining the Tennessee Titans as quarterbacks coach, was a backup quarterback at UT.
Nashville, Tennessee It is said that a Tennessee Volunteer will return home to take over as the next quarterbacks coach for the Tennessee Titans.
No, it’s not Peyton Manning, the legendary Vols player, who has openly commended the Titans for appointing Brian Callahan as head coach.
However, the new addition to the Titans is Bo Hardegree, who also played for the Vols and grew up in Jackson. It will be expected of him to continue Will Levis’s education as the team’s likely quarterback in the future.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Network broke the initial news on Hardegree.
After head coach Josh McDaniels was fired in 2023, Hardegree served as the Las Vegas Raiders’ interim offensive coordinator. With rookie quarterback Aidan O’Connell, the Raiders won five of their nine games while scoring 23 points per contest on average.
Working under Callahan, Hardegree, 39, began his NFL career in 2014 as an offensive quality control coach in Denver. After that, in 2015, he worked as an offensive assistant with the Bears. In 2016, he was hired by the Dolphins to train their quarterbacks.
In 2019 and 2020, he served as the Jets’ head coach under Dennard Wilson, who is currently the Titans’ defensive coordinator.
It’s also likely that the Titans will keep someone from Mike Vrabel’s staff in addition to the new hire.
The Titans have reportedly refused running back coach Justin Outten’s requests for several interviews, according to a report from Justin Melo of the Draft Network.
Derrick Henry won the Pro Bowl and rushed for over 1,000 yards after the Titans signed Outten in the summer, despite the fact that the team’s offensive line was the weakest in the league, according to Pro Football Network. Tyjae Spears, a rookie running back, also displayed promise as a future star.
Nick Holz’s appointment as offensive line coach was formally announced by the Titans. Tyke Tolbert, the wide receivers coach, and Bill Callahan, Brian’s father, the offensive line coach, have reportedly been hired.
