David Cutcliffe rejects Tennessee, will stay at Duke

Staff issues have apparently ended any possibility of an agreement between Tennessee and Duke head football coach David Cutcliffe for the former Vol offensive coordinator to be named UT’s next head coach. WNML radio has reported that Cutcliffe has pulled his name from the list of candidates and will remain at Duke. An official release from Duke is thought to be forthcoming. A deal seemed close to materializing on Thursday when Cutcliffe began assembling his staff. However, the Vols still have six current staff members on campus and Cutcliffe would have been required to retain at least some of those coaches. – Knoxville News-Sentinel