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Coaching Profile: Jimmy Brumbaugh

KNOXVILLE – With the departure of Tracy Rocker to South Carolina, Tennessee has hired Jimmy Brumbaugh from Colorado to take over duties as defensive line coach.

Although Brumbaugh has never crossed paths with Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt in the coaching world, he did work under current defensive coordinator Derrick Ansley at Kentucky. Brumbaugh was Kentucky’s defensive line coach during Ansley’s time as co-defensive coordinator in Lexington.

After a strong playing career at Auburn and short professional stops in the NFL and XFL, Brumbaugh had his first on-field job at Chattanooga as defensive line coach for Rodney Allison. Allison detailed Brumbaugh’s attitude as a player and coach to Vols Wire.

Brumbaugh’s first SEC experience came in 2006 and 2007 as an assistant strength and conditioning coach for a Les Miles-coached program that won the 2007 BCS national championship. Following his time in Baton Rouge were stops at Louisiana Tech, Syracuse, East Mississippi Community College, Kentucky, Maryland and Colorado. Brumbaugh coached the defensive line in each of these stints.

In 2019 at Colorado under Mel Tucker, Brumbaugh served as defensive line coach and co-defensive coordinator.

Tennessee gets an eager coach who has built his career on coaching the defensive line with SEC experience. Although Rocker was an excellent developer, Tennessee did not renew his contract and moved quickly to bring on Brumbaugh.

It appears as though Pruitt had a plan for Rocker’s replacement, and Brumbaugh will likely be expected to bring a high-energy attitude on the recruiting trail.

Tennessee’s defensive line returns every contributor from 2019, while adding players returning from injury and members of its 2020 recruiting class.

Tennessee is getting ‘a winning attitude’ in Jimmy Brumbaugh

Tennessee hires Jimmy Brumbaugh.

KNOXVILLE — Tennessee has hired Jimmy Brumbaugh as its new defensive line coach, replacing Tracy Rocker who departed for South Carolina.

Brumbaugh comes to Tennessee from Colorado where he served as defensive line coach. He previously coached in the Southeastern Conference at Kentucky (2013–16, defensive line) and LSU (2006–07, assistant strength and conditioning). Brumbaugh played at Auburn from 1995-99.

Jimmy Brumbaugh Auburn — 19 Oct 1996: Defensive lineman Jimmy Brumbaugh of the Auburn Tigers signals a first down as he visibly reacts in celebration after his teammates successfully recovered a Florida Gators fumble during a play in the Tigers 51-10 loss to the Gators at Florida

The new Tennessee defensive line coach first became a position coach in 2005 at Chattanooga under then-Mocs head coach Rodney Allison. Allison was an assistant at Auburn when Brumbaugh was playing for the Tigers.

“I loved his mentality and eagerness,” Allison said of Brumbaugh. “The thing I remember the most about Jimmy is his eagerness to work – his work ethic and mentality.

“He just had a winning attitude. He worked his butt off to be as good as he could be. I really respect him as a person.”

Allison played quarterback (1974-77) and was an assistant at Texas Tech (1979-83). He was part of a 1977 Red Raider team that had Steve Sloan (head coach), Bill Parcells (linebackers), Romeo Crennel (defensive assistant), Rex Dockery (offensive coordinator) and Mike Pope (wide receivers).

“Back then it was the split back veer,” Allison said. “We were very unique in how we did it because we combined drop-back passes with play-action and the triple option, and all of that stuff. Rex was a get after you type coach. He was a tough coach.”

Dockery played at Tennessee (1961–64) and was an assistant for the Vols (1970–71).

As an assistant under Bill Battle at Tennessee, Dockery coached Phillip Fulmer and recruited Condredge Holloway.

Dockery later served as Memphis State’s head coach, and on Dec. 12, 1983, he perished along with two other passengers and the pilot while flying to Lawrenceburg, Tenn. for a football banquet.

Tennessee makes changes to football coaching staff

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KNOXVILLE — Tennessee has made changes to its coaching staff on Monday, Vols Wire has learned.

Tennessee has hired Jimmy Brumbaugh as its new defensive line coach, replacing Tracy Rocker who departed for South Carolina.

Tennessee co-defensive coordinator and outside linebackers coach Chris Rumph is also leaving the Vols’ coaching staff. Rumph is joining the Houston Texans in the National Football League.