DUKE'S CUTCLIFFE GETS A DISTRACTION: QUESTIONS ABOUT FULMER'S JOB AT TENNESSEE

You know how Bobby Johnson's going to Clemson at the end of the season? Now David Cutcliffe's going to Knoxville.

Luciana Chavez of the Charlotte Observer reports that David Cutcliffe's name is being kicked around as a possible replacement for Phillip Fulmer at Tennessee.

And as usual, airplanes are involved.

A University of Tennessee plane stopped in Raleigh late Sunday night then returned to Knoxville in the wee hours Monday morning, Chavez reports. Later Monday, it went on to Stillwater, Okla., home of Oklahoma State University.

"It wasn't here for me," Cutcliffe said.

"I don't think anything is going to happen to Coach Fulmer," Cutclife said. "I'm not even going to speculate on that. He's such a good friend it would hurt me even to speculate."

Chavez notes that Fulmer with Cutcliffe is 85-19 with two SEC titles and one national title. Without Cutcliffe, Fulmer's record is 65-30 — with a loss to Vanderbilt.

Wow. Just open up the bank vault and bring the guy back as offensive coordinator.