Factoid of the day

The Quad, in its preview of Tennessee, notes the passing of an era:

We all know that Fulmer’s departure turns the page on a meaningful period of Tennessee football. But it also marks the end of an era in the SEC as a whole. Fulmer was born and raised in Maryville, Tenn., 20 miles south of Knoxville, and was an offensive guard at U.T. from 1969 to 1971. With his firing, the SEC not only no longer has a coach serving at his alma mater, but none of the conference’s 12 coaches were even born in the state in which they currently coach…