FILE - In a Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017 file photo, Tennessee head coach Butch Jones is seen on the sideline in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Southern Mississippi, in Knoxville, Tenn. Tennessee has fired coach Butch Jones with two games left in a regular season in which the Volunteers started ranked but are now still winless in the Southeastern Conference. Vols athletic director John Currie said Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, that he has asked Jones to step down as head football coach. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)