Tennessee has moved quickly to fill the vacancy on its coaching staff created by the departure of running backs coach Robert Gillespie.

Former Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Chris Weinke, who spent the past year as an offensive analyst at Alabama, is expected to be the new running backs coach for the Vols, sources close to the situation told GoVols247 on Wednesday night.

Chris Weinke

Gillespie and Tennessee officially parted ways on Tuesday.

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Weinke was the head coach at the talent-rich IMG Academy in Florida for five seasons (2010-14) before spending two seasons with the NFL's St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams as their quarterbacks coach.

He spent the past season with SEC rival Alabama, where he worked alongside new Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt.

As a player, Weinke guided Florida State to the 1999 BCS title and won the Heisman Trophy and earned All-American honors in 2000. He was selected in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL draft and spent six seasons with the Carolina Panthers and one with the San Francisco 49ers.

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