What happened to Kevin Steele?

Steele was terminated by Tennessee on Friday. UT owes Steele as much as $860,870 in severance, according to his separation agreement obtained by Knox News. Steele will have a duty to try to find new employment and mitigate the buyout Tennessee owes. Steele, 62, signed a two-year contract worth $450,00 annually on Jan.

Did Kevin Steele quit?

After serving as the team’s interim head coach in the wake of Gus Malzahn’s firing, Auburn defensive coordinator Kevin Steele will not be back with the program in 2020, according to ESPN’s Cole Cubelic. Steele has been Auburn’s defensive coordinator since 2016.

Did Kevin Steele leave Auburn?

Steele previously served as defensive coordinator at Auburn and LSU and coached inside linebackers at Alabama. Previously, he was the defensive coordinator at Clemson University from 2009 until early 2012….Kevin Steele.

Biographical details
2014	Alabama (LB)
2015	LSU (DC/LB)
2016–2020	Auburn (DC)
2020	Auburn (interim HC/DC)

How much does Kevin Steele make?

This morning Alex Myers shared the contract details of Steele in his new acting head coach role, sharing that he will make a base salary of $275k with supplemental pay of $175k to bring his salary total to $450k annually.

Is Tennessee keeping Kevin Steele?

As of Sunday, Steele is still on staff at Tennessee. He’s the only holdover from Pruitt. Steele is owed $900,000 whether or not he’s retained by Heupel.

Who is the defensive coordinator for Auburn?

coordinator Derek Mason
Meet the Coaches: Auburn defensive coordinator Derek Mason – Auburn University Athletics.

Who Will Tennessee hire?

Josh Heupel
Central Florida coach Josh Heupel will follow White, his boss at UCF, to Tennessee. The Vols announced Heupel’s hire on Wednesday morning. Heupel, 42, is 28-8 in three seasons at UCF, which was his first head coaching opportunity. White had hired Heupel to replace Scott Frost at UCF.

Will Gus Malzahn coach again?

He then left to become Miami’s linebackers coach but instead will reunite with Malzahn at UCF.

Is Auburn keeping Kevin Steele as defensive coordinator?

Kevin Steele is staying in the SEC. The former Auburn defensive coordinator and interim head coach has joined Tennessee’s staff as a defensive assistant coach, the program announced Tueday.

How much does Kevin Steele make at Auburn?

As we all know, Pruitt was eventually fired and Steele was set to become the interim head coach. Now that the Volunteers have a head coach in Josh Heupel, Steele’s spot on the Tennessee staff is apparently no more and, for just two weeks of work, the university will pay him $900,000.

Will Heupel keep Kevin Steele?

Heupel has yet to hire a defensive coordinator for the Vols’ program, but he has hired a defensive line coach in Rodney Garner. He coached Auburn’s defensive line for eight seasons alongside Kevin Steele under Gus Malzahn but was not retained by new HC Bryan Harsin.