Overview
- Knox News reports Owings agreed to about $1.2 million per year on a three-year deal, with Tennessee set to announce the hire and release contract terms today.
- The move comes less than a day after Indiana’s 27-21 national championship win, and Owings is expected to arrive in Knoxville on Tuesday.
- Owings replaces Kurt Schmidt, a nine-year Heupel colleague who was not retained as his contract neared its Jan. 31 expiration.
- He helped elevate Indiana under Curt Cignetti and previously worked with Josh Heupel as an assistant strength coach at UCF in 2018.
- Tennessee more than doubled the role’s prior pay from Schmidt’s $475,000, making Owings the staff’s No. 3 earner as Heupel seeks improved team physicality.