Tennessee adds former college football QB to staff: He ‘represents everything that is great’

Tennessee announced Thursday the addition of McKenzie Milton to the Volunteers coaching staff as an analyst.

Milton, the former two-time American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year at UCF, shined at quarterback under coach Josh Heupel

“I couldn’t be more excited about starting my coaching career at Tennessee and reuniting with coach Heupel,” Milton said. “I am grateful to coach Heupel and director of athletics Danny White for giving me this opportunity. Their leadership makes a difference. I look forward to helping the program in any way I can.”

Milton, a native of Mililani, led the Knights to 27-6 record as a starter, including an undefeated 2017 season, to go along with two AAC championships, two New Year’s Six Bowl appearances and multiple top-10 Heisman Trophy finishes.

“McKenzie represents everything that is great about college football,” Heupel said in a released statement. “His perseverance, determination and leadership are attributes that made him successful as a player and will no doubt translate to him being an outstanding future coach. He’s always been a student of the game and understands the why behind what we do. We are thrilled to welcome McKenzie, Jany and Madden to Rocky Top.”

In three seasons on the field for UCF from 2016-18, Milton threw for 8,683 yards and 72 touchdowns. His 9,761 yards of total offense ranks third in UCF history, while his passer efficiency rating of 152.3 is also third in school record books. Milton was responsible for 92 touchdowns and owned a 61.8 completion percentage.

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