Fourth-year Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello announced Richard Jackson will serve as a volunteer assistant coach for the Vols.
Jackson spent the previous two seasons as a student assistant coach for Tennessee.
Jackson replaces Ross Kivett.
Kivett left Tennessee following the conclusion of the 2021 season. He accepted a full-time assistant coaching position at the University of Houston.
“The secret sauce, if any, to our program is that we have some of the best assistant coaches and support personnel in college baseball,” Vitello said in a UT press release. “It has become a routine for those folks to receive outside offers since we have been in Knoxville.
“Due to NCAA limits on two paid assistants in baseball, the one thing we can’t offer Ross right now is a full-time position with benefits. Houston could do that. We are happy to see one Vol rewarded for his efforts and success. We are equally excited to see another Vol move up to fill in the void left behind.”
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