Former Tennessee Football Head Coach Considering U.S. Senate Run

Originally posted on Tennessee Volunteers on SI
By Caleb Sisk | Last updated Jun 7, 2025 11:37 AM ET

Former Tennessee Volunteers head coach Derek Dooley is in the news early on Saturday morning, as he is considering a U.S. Senate Run per reports. He would be running against Jon Osoff (Democratic Incumbent) and will have a decision within the following weeks.

"Georgia deserves strong, common-sense leadership in the U.S. Senate that represents all Georgians and focuses on results, not headlines," The former Vols' coach told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution."I believe our state needs a political outsider in Washington, not another career politician, to cut through the noise and partisanship and get back to real problem-solving."

Football coach Derek Dooley weighs Senate run in Georgia against Ossoff https://t.co/QqMkcUWyEW
— Atlanta Journal-Constitution (@ajc) June 6, 2025

Dooley spent three seasons as the Vols' head coach and led them to a 15-21 overall record. He would later be replaced by Butch Jones which would be followed Jeremy Pruitt and Josh Heupel.

This article first appeared on Tennessee Volunteers on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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