Tennessee Volunteers

Ex-Miami interim coach Larry Scott to lead Vols tight ends

Published Jan. 4, 2016 1:54 p.m. ET

Bruce Feldman

Former Miami interim head coach Larry Scott has agreed in principle to become Tennessee's new tight ends coach, Vols coach Butch Jones announced Monday.

A source told FOX Sports earlier in the day that Scott was going to UT for that job.

The 'Canes went 4-2 under Scott, who had been UM's tight ends coach since 2013. Scott will replace Mark Elder, who left UT to become the new head coach at Eastern Kentucky.

The hiring of Scott was first reported by CanesInsight.com.

Bruce Feldman is a senior college football reporter and columnist for FOXSports.com and FS1. He is also a New York Times best-selling author. His new book, “The QB: The Making of Modern Quarterbacks,” came out in October 2014. Follow him on Twitter @BruceFeldmanCFB and Facebook.