Derek Day - Football Coach - University of Tennessee Athletics

Derek Day

Joined Tennessee in 2015 after spending three seasons as quality control graduate assistant on defense for the Iowa State football program.
Helped tutor three First-Team All-Big 12 linebackers A.J. Klein, Jake Knott and Jeremiah George in his first two years in Ames. All three linebackers are currently on NFL rosters. The Cyclones played in the Liberty Bowl in Day’s first season in 2012.
Prior to Iowa State, worked at Western Kentucky, where he was a defensive graduate assistant, assisting with the WKU linebackers from January 2010 until January 2012.
Coached Western Kentucky’s offensive scout team and the special teams scout squad during his two years as a Hilltopper coach, job duties included offensive opponent breakdown, scouting reports, creation of game day call sheets and creation of the playbook.
Also served as a strength and conditioning graduate assistant for the Hilltopper program in 2009.
A four-year starter at defensive end at Butler, during senior season (2008) the Bulldogs posted their first winning season in nine years.
Day earned his Bachelor's degree in education from Butler in 2009 and received his Master's degree in education from Iowa State.