ESPN Monday Night Football analyst Jon Gruden was a guest on Wednesday's Mike and Mike ESPN radio show and was asked by Mike Golic about swirling rumors involving his interest in the vacant head coaching job at Tennessee.

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Gruden didn't skate and answered the question honestly, leaving a window open for a possible move to Knoxville it seemed.

“You know what Mike, I haven’t talked to anybody and all I really have in my life is my family and football, that’s it,” Gruden said. "I’m real sensitive to the coaches that are out there, so I don’t speculate. I just love football and I’m just trying to hang on to the job I have. I’m very fortunate to be with the people I’m with.

"I don’t know what's going to happen in the future, I just know this — I’m going to give my best effort to the game, stay prepared and I love Monday Night Football, don’t plan on leaving, but as you know in life, you never say never to nothing."

We couldn’t have one last visit with Jon Gruden without addressing the latest “returning to coaching rumors.” #Vols pic.twitter.com/arlp9Its7a — Mike & Mike (@MikeAndMike) November 15, 2017

Gruden is believed to be ESPN's highest-paid on-air employee. Football Scoop shot down previous reports that Gruden had began vetting assistant coach candidates on Tuesday.