Butch Jones lost to an unranked team by at least 25 points one time. He was fired the next day.



Derek Dooley lost to an unranked team by at least 25 points just once. When he lost another time by 23 points, he was fired the next day.



Jeremy Pruitt lost to three unranked teams by at least 25 points in his first season.



Last week, the Vols went on the road to No. 9 Florida and lost their fifth consecutive game against FBS competition, including three losses by at least 25 points and a home loss to Georgia State. Jones and Dooley never lost to a non-Power 5 opponent.



Pruitt inherited a program in poor shape, but the same could be said of Jones and Dooley, who was the Vols’ third head coach in three seasons.



Pruitt was the lone first-time head coach of the bunch, but less than a season and a half into his tenure as the head man on Rocky Top, the biggest burning question is how much more losing, especially embarrassing losses, the program...