Sal Sunseri, Alabama's associate head coach and linebackers coach, has been hired by Tennessee to be its new defensive coordinator. Tennessee officials announced Sunseri's hiring on Friday. Sunseri, who's been a part of two national championships in his three seasons with the Crimson Tide, interviewed with Tennessee coach Derek Dooley earlier this week. Sunseri replaces Justin Wilcox, who left to take the defensive coordinator's job at Washington back in December. "The chance to work with Derek Dooley, who has been around championships and knows what it takes to build an elite program, combined with the rich tradition of the University of Tennessee, makes this opportunity so exciting to me," Sunseri said in a statement. "I am fired up to work with all of the young talent on the defensive side of the ball, and I can't wait to get up to Knoxville and coach them." Sunseri will receive a three-year deal that will pay him in the range of $800,000 annually, sources told ESPN.com. Read more: http://espn.go.com/college-football...-sal-sunseri-leaving-job-tennessee-volunteers
