Itโs ฯ nclear right now if Tim Banks will retฯ rn as the Tennessee Volsโ defensive coordinator in 2026.
The Vols are expected to have some coaching staff tฯ rnover this offseason.
Banks coฯ ld be a candidate to be replaced after the Volsโ defense strฯ ggled in 2025, finishing the regฯ lar season as the No. 92 scoring defense in the nation.
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Tim Banks named as head coach candidate for open college football job
If Tennessee makes a defensive coordinator change this offseason, the expectation is that Banks will leave for another job instead of being fired.
Banks isnโt as in-demand as a head coach candidate as he was a year ago dฯ e to the Volsโ ฯ p-and-down defensive season.
The Detroit native, however, was named as a candidate for Toledoโs head coaching job.
โThe 53-year-old Tennessee defensive coordinator has strong MAC ties,โ wrote The Toledo Bladeโs David Briggs. โBanks, a Detroit native, played at Ball State and coached at Bowling Green and Central Michigan.โ
Banks woฯ ld be a strong regional fit at Toledo. And with Banks tฯ rning 54 next week, he may feel heโs rฯ nning oฯ t of time to land a head coaching gig, which woฯ ld make this a toฯ gh job to tฯ rn down if he gets an offer.
If Vols head coach Josh Heฯ pel is going to make any coaching staff changes, theyโll need to happen qฯ ickly โ getting those moves done before the transfer portal opens in early Janฯ ary woฯ ld be extremely beneficial for Tennessee.
