Guess who’s back, back again. Brady’s back, tell a friend.

.@UTCoachJones announces changes to Tennessee coaching staff https://t.co/RBTmP6OXCF — Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) February 8, 2017

In a statement, head coach Butch Jones said:

"We are excited to welcome Brady and Laura Hoke to the football family. We feel extremely fortunate to get someone of Coach Hoke's caliber that will continue to develop our defensive linemen while also providing expertise and experience to all of our players and coaching staff. He has an extensive track record of success as a head coach and on the defensive side of the ball. He will be a great fit to our entire organization."

Before you point and you laugh, Tennessee’s defense was No. 95 in the nation in total yards per game allowed and 104th in rushing yards per game allowed. The team was also 40th in the nation in sacks and that’s thanks in large part to having a pretty transcendent defensive end in Derek Barnett (who had 13 of the team’s 30 total sacks). Defensive coordinator Bob Shoop is a good coordinator, but he does need some help.

Before arriving at Ball State as a head coach in 2003, Hoke spent nearly the entirety of two decades as a defensive line coach in multiple stops. Despite all his issues as head coach at Michigan, he did have two top-10 recruiting classes roll through Ann Arbor during his tenure. The talent he left in the cupboard is evidenced clearly by how well the school did in the last two seasons under Jim Harbaugh.

There are some guys who aren’t really cut out to be a head coach at the highest levels in the sport, and that might just be Hoke. It doesn’t mean he can’t coach up a particular position group and flex his muscles on the recruiting trail.