Tag: Walt Wells

Former Vols’ offensive lineman to play for former Tennessee assistant

A former Vols’ offensive lineman will play for a former Tennessee assistant.

Redshirt senior offensive lineman K’Rojhn Calbert entered the NCAA transfer portal Jan. 12.

Calbert has transferred to Eastern Kentucky.

“It all starts up front,” Eastern Kentucky announced of Calbert joining the Colonels. “Huge get for the offensive line with K’Rojhn Calbert.”

The 6-foot-5, 325-pound Calbert appeared in 33 games for Tennessee from 2018-21.

Calbert will play for Eastern Kentucky head coach Walt Wells. Wells coached at Tennessee in 2016 (offensive quality control) and 2017 (offensive line).

Calbert came to the Vols from Warren County High School in McMinnville, Tennessee.

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Walt Wells discusses becoming Eastern Kentucky’s head coach

Eastern Kentucky hires Walt Wells as head coach.

RICHMOND — Walt Wells was named Eastern Kentucky’s head coach on Dec. 9.

Wells has spent the last four seasons coaching in the Southeastern Conference, serving as an offensive quality control assistant at Kentucky (2018-19) and at Tennessee in 2016 (offensive quality control) and 2017 (offensive line).

Wells joined the show ‘Tennessee Two-A-Days’ to discuss becoming Eastern Kentucky’s head coach and his time at Kentucky and Tennessee.

The entire interview can be listened to here.

Walt Wells
Photo by Dan Harralson

Walt Wells’ coaching experience

  • Smyrna (Tenn.) High School (Assistant coach, 1992-93)
  • Cumberland University (Assistant head coach/Offensive coordinator, 1994-96)
  • Eastern Kentucky (Offensive line/Tight ends, 1997-02)
  • Western Kentucky (Offensive line, 2003-08), (Offensive coordinator/Offensive line, 2009), (Running game coordinator/Offensive line, 2010-12)
  • South Florida (Offensive coordinator/Offensive line, 2013)
  • New Mexico State (Offensive line, 2014)
  • Eastern Kentucky (Assistant head coach/Offensive line, 2015)
  • Tennessee (Offensive quality control, 2016), (Offensive line, 2017)
  • Kentucky (Offensive quality control, 2018-19)