An NFL team has once again cost a Power Five program an assistant coach.
Tennessee announced in a press release Wednesday that Zach Azzanni has stepped down from his job with the Volunteers in order to take the job as wide receivers coach with the Chicago Bears. Azzanni had spent the past four seasons as UT’s receivers coach.
He also carried the title of passing-game coordinator the last two years.
“We are really excited for Zach and his family,” said head coach Butch Jones in a statement. “I have known Zach for a long time and this is a path he has wanted to pursue for some time. We can’t thank him enough for his loyalty, dedication and hard work over the past four years to our football program.
“We will begin the process of filling this position immediately. It’s a position we want to fill as quickly as we can, but we also want to go through the detailed process, which we will.”
This will mark Azzanni’s first job in the NFL as his previous 18 years in the profession have come at the collegiate level.