Air Force Coach Troy Calhoun Not Taking Tennessee Job, Stays in Colorado Springs

Current Air Force coach Troy Calhoun has released a statement saying that he will not be taking the Tennessee job vacated by Lane Kiffin. Calhoun, who is 25 - 14 as the Air Force head coach and has gone to a bowl game in every season as the Falcons' head coach, was rumored to be on a short list of potential Tennessee Volunteer head coaching candidates. The other name swirling around right now is current Duke head coach David Cutcliffe, who has significant ties to the Tennessee program.

Here is the statement released by Air Force:

"We are more than grateful and proud to be closely involved with the character building of our cadets and the mission of the United States Air Force Academy. We are diligently recruiting and working with our team to prepare for the upcoming season. We look forward to coaching and being a part of the Air Force Academy team both on and off the field in 2010."

Calhoun was a topic of conversation among Buff fans this November as a possible replacement for current Colorado head coach Dan Hawkins. Calhnoun is an Air Force alum.

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Props to coach Calhoun

I wish he was coaching CU, but I respect the man for staying committed to Air Force. Calhoun is such a refreshing coach in a profession that seems to be populated by a bunch of scum bags. DeBerry and Calhoun are main reasons why I am a fan of Air Force. It is funny, I wonder if Hawkins had success at CU if he would not be ready to jump ship to Tennessee or Norte Dame, something in me seriously doubts he sees CU as nothing more than a paycheck, where men like Calhoun see the AFA as a calling and duty.

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by Broncoman on Jan 14, 2010 2:43 PM MST reply actions

I don't understand....?

I just can’t figure out why Hawkins name isn’t coming up as a canidate for the USC or TN job?

I guess one good thing about a consistantly losing program is that nobody want to poach your head guy!!!

by BuffnBigD on Jan 14, 2010 6:09 PM MST reply actions

On this topic:

I mentioned once a long time ago that a coaching search can be rather fun and cathartic. Having just gone through Tennessee’s week, I should also mention that it can be very un-fun as well.

I’m assuming that you’re going to be going on a search as soon as the school can afford to do so (based on the buyout reducing as the contract wears down, and a hopeful uptick in the economy sometime this decade). If so, just make sure you don’t start it two freaking weeks before National Signing Day. ;-)

(Sorry. Just had to get that out of my system.)

by David Hooper on Jan 16, 2010 10:38 PM MST reply actions