Historic College Football Program Lands Former National Championship Coach
Historic College Football Program Lands Former National Championship Coach originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The Tennessee Volunteers made an addition to their coaching staff Monday.
CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz reported the Volunteers hired defensive assistant coach Marion Hobby.
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An ex-Tennessee first-team All-SEC player, Hobby will serve as a defensive analyst for the Volunteers.
"Hobby, a former All-SEC player at Tennessee, has coached in four NFL conference championship games (Saints, Jaguars, Bengals 2x) and a Super Bowl," Zenitz posted on X. "Hobby was also part of Clemson's 2016 national championship team."
Hobby spent the past four seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals as their defensive line coach. The longtime assist had been an NFL defensive line coach since 2017.
From 2017-18, he coached the Jacksonville Jaguars defensive line. Before joining the Bengals, Hobby coached for the Miami Dolphins from 2019-20.
New Tennessee Volunteers defensive assistant Marion Hobby© Albert Cesare-Imagn Images
Hobby played defensive end at Tennessee in the late 1980s. The Minnesota Vikings drafted him at No. 74 overall during the third round of the 1990 NFL Draft.
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Hobby never appeared in a game for the Vikings, but he played 42 contests for the New England Patriots.
The defensive end began his coaching career as a strength and conditioning coach for the Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks in 1995.
Hobby was an assistant strength and conditioning coach with Tennessee's 1998 national championship team. He received his first opportunity to coach a defensive line unit with the Ole Miss Rebels in 1999.
Hobby coached at Ole Miss for five years and then spent one season with the Clemson Tigers before jumping to the NFL with the New Orleans Saints.
After two seasons with the Saints, Hobby returned to the college ranks with the Duke Blue Devils. He then became co-defensive coordinator at Clemson from 2011-16 before going back to the NFL.
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Clearly, Hobby will bring decades of experience to the Tennessee defensive staff.
"The Volunteers are hoping to get back to the College Football Playoff, and adding an experienced coach who knows what it takes to succeed in Knoxville is a huge move," wrote On3's Steve Samra.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 9, 2025, where it first appeared.
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