The University of Tennessee Men's Rugby program is making some changes and will be hiring a Head Coach for a long-term position this summer.
Longtime Head Coach Marty Bradley is moving up to a Director of Rugby role, in part because the increased time demands of coaching college rugby at a high level makes it difficult for him to cover all the bases as the number of bases increases.
"I don't think I will be spending any less time on rugby," Bradley told Goff Rugby Report. "But it is probably a good time to bring in a new Head Coach."
Tennessee Rugby has been working with the University to develop a rugby endowment which will, in part, pay a Head Coach. This is a first for the Volunteers' rugby program as previously all of the coaches, including Bradley, have been on a volunteer basis.
The new Head Coach will be paid through the endowment, and will also be assisted in finding an additional job to augment the coach's income. In addition, the UT Rugby Foundation will assist an incoming coach on finding employment for the coach's spouse.
"We're funding this from an endowment so an incoming coach will see that there's stability," said Bradley. "In addition, everything outside of coaching is still taken care of. We have a Program Manager who handles the paperwork, and we have the administrative work and infrastructure already in place. It's a successful program."
