Tennessee fires Jones

The Butch Jones era is over after five seasons in which he restored Tennessee’s football program to respectability, only to watch it regress this year after back-to-back nine-win seasons. The school announced his firing a day after Saturday’s 50-17 loss at Missouri. The Vols (4-6, 0-6 SEC) are in danger of missing a bowl game for the first time since 2013, Jones’ first year. Brady

Hoke, in his first season as defensive line coach but a former head coach at Michigan, San Diego State and Ball State, takes over as interim head coach.