US EditionFormer Tennessee Assistant Coach David Cutcliffe Retires After 40-Year Football Career
David Cutcliffe, 71, ends a 40-year college football career after serving as SEC special assistant; coached eight NFL quarterbacks including Peyton and Eli Manning.
- On Tuesday, David Cutcliffe, 71, announced he will retire from his SEC role as special assistant to the commissioner for football relations, effective March 31.
- David Cutcliffe served long stints as an assistant and head coach, including at Tennessee and Ole Miss; his 14-year tenure at Duke ended after the 2021 season by mutual agreement.
- He led Duke to six bowl appearances and a 2013 10-win season, earning national coach of the year, and coached eight NFL quarterbacks including Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, Heath Shuler, and Tee Martin.
- According to Sankey, 'David Cutcliffe has devoted more than four decades to shaping young men strengthening the game of football, and his influence reaches far beyond wins and championships', Sankey said.
- Cutcliffe's SEC role extended his influence from on-field coaching to game management and national policy, as he joined the SEC office in 2022 to assist Greg Sankey and leaves a legacy as a program builder and mentor.
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Cutcliffe ending his 40-year career in college football
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Former Mississippi and Duke coach and Tennessee assistant David Cutcliffe is retiring as the Southeastern Conference's special assistant to the commissioner for football relations.
Former Tennessee assistant coach David Cutcliffe retires after 40-year football career
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Former Tennessee football assistant coach David Cutcliffe who helped guide the Vols to the 1998 national championship announced his retirement on Tuesday after more than four decades in college football. After beginning his coaching career at his alma mater, Banks High School in Birmingham, Alabama, Cutcliffe joined the collegiate ranks in [...]
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Former Ole Miss and Duke coach David Cutcliffe retires as SEC special assistant to commissioner
Former Mississippi and Duke coach and Tennessee assistant David Cutcliffe is retiring as the Southeastern Conference’s special assistant to the commissioner for football relations.
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