Derek Dooley’s sparse political record and ties to Kemp, not Trump, are drawing scrutiny as he considers a Senate run in battleground Georgia.

Derek Dooley, a former University of Tennessee football coach, said Friday that he is considering a Republican run for U.S. Senate in Georgia in 2026 against Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff.

DALTON, Ga. (AP) — Derek Dooley, a former University of Tennessee football coach, said Friday that he is considering a Republican run for U.S. Senate in Georgia in 2026 against Democratic ...

While Dooley is most well-known for coaching the Volunteers, he’s been around the block with a bunch of different teams, from Georgia to LSU and a couple of stops in the NFL. As Bluestein noted ...