New head coach Jeremy Pruitt continues to work quickly on the assembling of his staff.



After landing Colorado State offensive line coach Will Friend, USC passing game coordinator Tyson Helton, former Vol Terry Fair, Georgia linebackers coach Kevin Sherrer, as well as retaining running backs coach Robert Gillespie on Thursday, Pruitt added three more staffers on Friday, multiple sources tell Volquest.com.

Defensive line coaches Tracy Rocker and Chris Rumph arrived in Knoxville on Friday. Rocker is a former Georgia and Auburn defensive line coach, while Rumph has spent the last three seasons at Florida.

It’s unclear what positions they’ll coach next season. Both Rocker (Georgia 2014-15) and Rumph (Alabama 2011-12) worked with Pruitt previously as defensive line coaches.

The third addition Friday was former Florida State quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Chris Weinke.

Weinke, who once spent a summer in Knoxville playing minor league baseball, comes from Alabama where he was a quality control assistant last season working with Pruitt. Weinke was nearly a Vol a season ago as he interviewed for the quarterback coaches position with former coach Butch Jones. Jones eventually hired Mike Canales.

At this point, it’s unclear whether Weinke will be on staff or a quality control assistant for the Vols.