Butch could still save his job-per source

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Tennessee football coach Butch Jones’ career future remains in limbo in the wake of Alabama’s 45-7 victory over the Vols on Saturday afternoon.

The No. 1-ranked Crimson Tide (8-0, 5-0 SEC) poured it on Tennessee (3-4, 0-4 SEC) over the final 35 minutes, breaking open a 7-0 game with two touchdowns in the final five minutes of the second quarter.

The Vols’ lopsided defeat will trigger another week of speculation about coach Butch Jones’ future in Knoxville.

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Some national analysts, including Tennessee graduate and SEC Network host Paul Finebaum, have Jones already gone.

A source close to the Tennessee program, however, told SEC Country before the game Saturday that an Alabama win would not necessarily make Jones’ termination imminent.

“The Kentucky game will be critical,” the source said.

Currie:

“I’m very proud of the job that our staff has done in rebuilding our program, and Coach Jones,” Currie told The Athletic on Sept. 21. “People get hung up in speculation before they really know anything about what they’re talking about sometimes.”

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