Gov. Bill Haslam deferred to University of Tennessee's Chancellor Beverly Davenport Friday when asked about John Currie and the state of UT athletics.
"This has obviously been a difficult week for the University of Tennessee athletics but I think the appropriate comment should come from the Chancellor's Office," Haslam said.
Haslam said he is not involved in the coaching search.
"We don't need governors to pick coaches. I'll let the people in charge of that do that," Haslam said.
He discussed the strength of the Tennessee fanbase.
"That's what makes Tennessee such a great place for college athletics," Haslam said. "But, we also have to be really careful and thoughtful of how we go about things and going to select a coach is a difficult process as we've seen this week. Again, anything further than that, I'll let the chancellor comment on."