Air Force's Troy Calhoun decides to stay
“Troy already pulled his name out the hat with Tennessee. I don’t know whether he has done it formally, but he just got out of a meeting. Troy is happy where he is,” a well-placed source told Fox31’s Josina Anderson early Thursday afternoon.
Tennessee is currently searching for someone to take over as head coach of their football program in the wake of Kiffin’s abrupt departure to Southern California on Tuesday.
Although leading the Volunteers is still considered a top job, there are indications that Calhoun was more attracted to the lure of longevity where he is.
“Troy has stability at Air Force. They just came off a Bowl win, not to mention he has excellent retirement benefits there,” the source added.
At this point in their discussions, it’s apparent that Tennessee didn’t do enough to make Calhoun comfortable and secure to take over another program.
“Calhoun like any coach wanted to bring in his own people, and from what I know Tennessee was trying to get him to work with current people on their staff he wasn’t comfortable with. So unless they change that, it’s more than a likelihood he will stay with Air Force.”
Calhoun is 25-14 in three seasons at Air Force.
