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Vols turning to Jones after subpar seasons

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Posted: December 8, 2012 at 3:37 a.m.

WADE PAYNE
Credit: AP
 New Tennessee Coach Butch Jones received a text from former Tennessee and present Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning selling him on Colorado, not Tennessee.

Butch Jones was pondering whether to leave Cincinnati this week to coach Colorado when he received a text message that inadvertently foreshadowed his eventual destination.

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Sports, Pages 26 on 12/08/2012

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