Two former Tennessee assistant coaches named as ECU football coach candidates

by | Oct 24, 2024

Two former Tennessee Vols assistant coaches have been named as candidates for the ECU head football job, according to AtoZSports.com.

“Bruce Feldman named former Vols running backs coach Jerry Mack (now the Jacksonville Jaguars’ running backs coach) and former Vols offensive coordinator Tyson Helton (now the head coach at Western Kentucky) as options to replace Houston in Greenville,” the report states.

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