Coaching rumors: Tennessee has offered Jon Gruden more than $10 million a year, also eyeing Bobby Petrino

Tennessee’s interest in Jon Gruden reportedly is serious.

As reported by The Read Optional’s Oliver Connolly, Tennessee officials have offered the Super Bowl-winning coach “over $10 million a year” to lead the Volunteers. Connolly also reports that the Vols are eyeing TCU’s Garry Patterson, Louisville’s Bobby Petrino and Purdue’s Jeff Brohm.

Of course, that $10 million-a-year figure is significant. Would it be enough to lure Gruden to Knoxville to lead the Vols, if Tennessee moves past coach Butch Jones soon? We’ll see.

Also, those other names that Connolly reports are interesting, especially Petrino. Seeing the coach at Tennessee would be fascinating, given Petrino’s abrupt end at Arkansas following the 2011 season. Tennessee is 3-5 after losing to Kentucky on Saturday.

Stay tuned.

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