Former Tennessee football coach Butch Jones in Cookeville for son's 5A championship game
Tom Kreager
COOKEVILLE — While Tennessee continues to search for his replacement, former Vols football coach Butch Jones spent Thursday evening in Cookeville at the TSSAA football state championships.
Jones, who was fired after five seasons at Tennessee, is at the Class 5A BlueCross Bowl watching his son Adam Jones, who is a junior wide receiver on the Knoxville Catholic.
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Catholic (11-3) is playing Beech (14-0) in the Class 5A state championship game.
Tennessee finished 4-8 in its first eight-loss season. Jones was fired after the Vols 50-17 loss to Missouri on Nov. 12 that dropped Tennessee to 4-6.
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Reach Tom Kreager at tkreager@tennessean or 615-259-8089 and on Twitter @Kreager.