Tennessee wide receivers coach Zach Azzanni said he's "never" seen Vols head coach Butch Jones inappropriately confront a player.

Jones was asked Monday about speculation that he had a "physical altercation" with one of his players during a practice.

The Vols' third-year head coach didn’t specifically confirm or deny the rumors, saying only that the speculation was “absolutely ridiculous.”

Azzanni, who has worked with Jones for six seasons (three at Central Michigan, and three at Tennessee), was asked after Tuesday's practice if he'd ever seen Jones display any "inappropriate behavior or contact.”

"Never. Never. Never. Never,” Azzanni said.

Multiple sources have confirmed to GoVols247 that some kind of altercation did occur between Jones and the player —Â senior offensive lineman Mack Crowder —Â during a preseason camp practice, but the nature of that altercation hasn’t been confirmed. Spats occur on nearly a daily basis in football, and we haven’t been able to confirm whether that specific incident crossed any lines.

Crowder’s father on Monday night told The Knoxville News Sentinel — a partner of 247Sports —Â that he didn’t want to comment on the situation. Dustin Dopirak of the KNS tweeted that Crowder’s father said he didn't want to "validate message board rumors.”

Asked Michael Crowder, Mack's father, about the rumored altercation between Mack and Butch Jones. He declined to comment. — Dustin Dopirak (@TennesseeBeat) October 6, 2015



Tennessee (2-3, 0-2 SEC) hosts 19th-ranked Georgia (4-1, 2-1) on Saturday in a 3:30 p.m. Eastern game that will be broadcast by CBS.

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