KNOXVILLE — A.J. Artis has been named the new Tennessee Football Director of Sports Performance.
Artis replaces Craig Fitzgerald, who accepted a similar position with the New York Giants during the offseason.
“A.J. understands the standard we expect in this role and will continue to push our strength and conditioning efforts to the forefront of college football,” Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt said in a press release. “Since he first joined our staff in 2018, he has helped instill physical and mental toughness in our program through his contagious energy, hard work and innovation. Our players have tremendous respect for him, and I have no doubt they will continue to develop under his mentorship.”
Artis has been at Tennessee since 2018, Pruitt’s first season as the Vols’ head coach.
“I would like thank Coach Pruitt and Coach Fulmer for the opportunity to lead a great group of young men,” Artis said in a press release. “I will give my all to our student-athletes and the Tennessee football program. I am excited for this opportunity and look forward to helping Vol football continue its resurgence.”
Artis spent two seasons at Duke as an assistant director of strength and conditioning prior to arriving at Tennessee.