Jim Chaney is currently in his third year as the offensive coordinator

Offensive coordinator

An offensive coordinator is a member of the coaching staff of a gridiron football team who is in charge of the offense. Generally, along with his defensive counterpart, he represents the second level of command structure after the head coach...

 at the University of Tennessee

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. He has previously served as the offensive line and tight ends coach for the NFL's St. Louis Rams. Before coaching for the St. Louis Rams

St. Louis Rams

The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...

, Chaney served as the offensive coordinator and multiple other assistant positions for other notable NCAA football programs such as:
Purdue

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, Wyoming

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, Cal State Fullerton

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, and Western Michigan

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. Chaney was brought to Tennessee in 2009 by Lane Kiffin

Lane Kiffin

Lane Monte Kiffin is the current head coach of the University of Southern California Trojans college football team. He was previously the head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers college football team, the Oakland Raiders of the NFL, and the offensive coordinator for the Trojans...

. After the hiring of Derek Dooley in Jan of 2010, it was confirmed that Chaney would remain at Tennessee as the offensive coordinator for Dooley.

Offensive philosophy

While at Purdue, Chaney was known as a spread offense guy. When Urban Meyer

Urban Meyer

Urban Frank Meyer, III is an American football coach and former player. He is head football coach at Ohio State University, having been hired for the position in November 2011...

 took his first coaching job at Bowling Green, he sought advice from several of the best coaches using the spread offense. One of those guys was Jim Chaney. But spending a few years in the NFL Chaney gained a new found appreciation for the pro-style offense. When Chaney came to Tennessee he and Kiffin fielded a very pro-style offense, very similar to what Kiffin used at USC

USC Trojans football under Paul Hackett

Paul Hackett was the coach of the University of Southern California's football team from 1998 to 2000. He compiled a 19-18 record, and was succeeded by Pete Carroll.-1998:...

. Tennessee currently runs a pro-style attack. While at Purdue, Chaney's offense was one of the most potent in the country. He coached future NFL greats, most notably Drew Brees

Drew Brees

Drew Christopher Brees is a quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Purdue....

, who was drafted in the second round of the NFL draft in 2001.

Personal

Chaney was born on January 12, 1962. He is married to Lisa Chaney, and they have two daughters, Sara and Elizbeth.

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