On Wednesday, Tennessee athletic director John Currie tweeted this photo and announced the hiring of new Vol baseball coach Tony Vitello.
Thrilled and excited to welcome our new @Vol_Baseball head coach, Tony Vitello, to the Tennessee Family! 🍊⚾️ pic.twitter.com/MtUhu4lMT5
— John Currie (@John_Currie) June 7, 2017
While some UT fans were debating his experience and resume, others were focused on a bit more… physical approach.
Sup Tony https://t.co/CndIrcKFMw
— Amber (@ambermfanderson) June 7, 2017
— Jessica Avery (@Jess__Avery) June 7, 2017
Back off! I saw him first! Lol! He may be into Cougars 🙂
— The Original Volette (@LauraLMonroe33) June 7, 2017
I think I love him
— Amber (@ambermfanderson) June 7, 2017
We finally did it. We finally have a hot coach
— Maggie Nathan (@maggiernathan) June 9, 2017
Is he single
— megan (@m3ganroberts) June 9, 2017
From our very own Lexi Pierce: “I have never been to a UT baseball game, but with a coach that attractive, I’ll be at every home game.”
To answer the single question, Vitello mentioned that he was “married to the game” during Friday’s introductory press conference. So yes, but apparently no.
Should UT invest in a Bachelor-type athletics program to set Vitello up? It certainly looks like he’ll have plenty of candidates. It’d gain some attention (good and bad) and no one can resist a good love story. Plus, he’s Italian. What’s more romantically enticing than an attractive, young Italian man?
Lord have Merci.
