Knoxville, TN (WVLT-TV) , The UT football team returned to practice on Tuesday during this off week for the Vols.

Meanwhile, off the field. speculation continues to swirl regarding coach Fulmer's replacement.

Another name which has surfaced is that of Troy Calhoun. He's in the second year at the Air Force Academy after replacing long time coach Fisher Deberry there.

Calhoun is a 1989 graduate of the Academy and has his Falcons sitting at 8-2 heading into this weekends game with #16 BYU.

Calhoun also has NFL coaching experience. he was the Quarterbacks Coach with the Houston Texans back in 2006.

Singing the praises of Coach Calhoun is writer Mike Kiszia of the Denver Post who writes, "..if I were the Athletic Director at Tennessee or Washington or any University with a football budget as huge as it's stadium and not enough victories to keep the boosters happy in their expensive club seats, then at the top of my short list of candidates would be the 42 year-old Calhoun."

Texas Tech coach Mike Leach continues to be a name on just about everyone's speculation chart as being a stong candidate for the UT coaching job.

He falls into the category of successful coaches getting the job done with less. He certainly would have a lot more to work with in Big Orange Country.

Continuing to deny interest, but remaining on the radar as UT's top choice according to our partners at GoVolsxtra.com, Carolina coach Butch Davis.

So we've been talking about Coach Fulmer's possible replacement, but what about the current dean of SEC coaches and where might he end up should he decide to stay in the coaching profession?

How about Clemson? Sources close to the National Football Post Foundation tell them that the Tigers may be interested in hiring Fulmer to replace Tommy Bowden.

Auburn's Tommy Tuberville is also thought to be a candidate for the job.

Sources in the Palmetto State tell me they've only heard subtle conversations about a potential Fulmer hire by Clemson.