who is the head coach of the tennessee titans?
Mike Munchak
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 In addition to player changes , Tennessee saw coaching changes . Two weeks after the Chick @-@ fil @-@ A Bowl defeat , Tennessee head coach Lane Kiffin announced he was leaving the team to become the new head coach of the University of Southern California football team . The decision shocked Tennessee administrators and fans , who believed Kiffin would stay longer than one season . To replace Kiffin , Tennessee hired Derek Dooley , who had been coaching football at Louisiana Tech . Defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin and assistant head coach and recruiting coordinator Ed Orgeron also left with Kiffin . They were replaced by Justin Wilcox and Chuck Smith , respectively . 

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 Several weeks after the departure of those assistants , reports began to surface that O 'Brien had interviewed for the Houston Texans ' head coaching position to replace Gary Kubiak , who was fired late in the season . Subsequently , the two sides were reported to be negotiating a contract , and on January 3 , 2014 , the Texans held a press conference announcing O 'Brien as their new head coach . Assistant head coach and wide receivers coach Stan Hixon , safeties coach Anthony Midget , defensive coordinator John Butler , running backs coach Charles London , and strength coach Craig Fitzgerald submitted resignations on January 6 , and most were expected to follow O 'Brien to the NFL , leaving only offensive line coach Mac McWhorter , who was 63 years old and came out of retirement to coach at Penn State , defensive line coach Larry Johnson , a long @-@ time member of the staff , and tight ends coach John Strollo , as assistant coaches on the staff , and thus making Penn State more attractive of a coaching position to a new coach , as he could bring in his own staff . 

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 The University of Tennessee announced on August 28 , 2012 , that Davis had been hired as the Vol for Life ( VFL ) Coordinator for the school 's football program . 

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 Early candidates for the job included former Rutgers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Greg Schiano , Penn State alumni Al Golden , who was the coach of the Miami and Mike Munchak , who was the coach of the Tennessee Titans prior to his dismissal , and Pennsylvania native James Franklin , Vanderbilt 's head coach , as well as Larry Johnson , Penn State 's defensive line coach . In the ensuing days , ESPN reported that the search committee , led by athletic director David Joyner , targeted Munchak , Franklin , and Golden as its top three candidates , but that Johnson remained in the mix . On Sunday , January 5 , 2014 , Golden took himself out of contention for the position , while Munchak appeared to be an emerging strong candidate . Over the next few days , however , Franklin emerged as the top candidate , and on January 11 , he was officially named and introduced as Penn State 's head coach . Upon his hiring , questions began to surface about whether he would retain Johnson or bring back Vanderlinden , the latter of whom was Maryland 's head coach when Franklin was on its staff in 2000 , to the staff ; unlike when O 'Brien was hired and announced that he would retain the pair at his introductory press conference , Franklin simply noted that he would meet with the pair , but commented that he is " fiercely loyal " to his assistants from Vanderbilt , and intended to bring many with him to Penn State . Ultimately , neither Johnson nor Vanderlinden were on Franklin 's staff for the 2014 season , with the former accepting a position with rival Ohio State . 

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 Following the loss to Vanderbilt in the 2008 Music City Bowl , Boston College head coach Jeff Jagodzinski announced his intention to interview for the vacant head coaching position with the National Football League 's New York Jets . In an unusual move , Boston College athletic director Gene DeFillippo announced that if Jagodzinski went ahead with an interview , he would be fired as head coach of the Boston College football team . DeFillippo previously stated that a five @-@ year contract with Jagodzinski , signed in 2007 , was contingent on the coach staying " for the long term " . Jagodzinski proceeded with the interview and was fired by DeFillippo on January 7 . 
