, ▁Tennessee , ▁C off ey ▁attended ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Tennessee ▁to ▁play ▁football ▁for ▁Robert ▁N ey land . ▁While ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Tennessee ▁he ▁played ▁guard , ▁letter ed ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁and ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁team ▁captain ▁his ▁senior ▁year . ▁C off ey ▁also ▁maintained ▁the ▁highest ▁grade ▁average ▁for ▁four ▁years ▁of ▁any ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁U T ▁squad . ▁C off ey ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁head ▁football ▁coach ▁at ▁Virginia ▁Te ch ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁compiling ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁ 1 2 – 2 0 – 1 . ▁ ▁Co aching ▁career ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Tennessee , ▁C off ey ▁began ▁his ▁co aching ▁career ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁football ▁coach ▁at ▁H iale ah ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Miami , ▁Florida . ▁Then ▁he ▁spent ▁five ▁years ▁at ▁S out he astern ▁Louisiana ▁University . ▁His ▁next ▁move ▁was ▁to ▁George ▁Washington ▁University ▁in ▁Washington ▁D . C ., ▁and ▁then ▁back ▁to ▁his ▁al ma ▁mater ▁for ▁two ▁years ▁co aching ▁for ▁Jim ▁Mc Donald ▁and ▁Doug ▁Dic key . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁football ▁coach ▁at ▁Tennessee , ▁t utor ing ▁the ▁def ensive ▁line ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁C off ey ▁received ▁an ▁offer ▁to ▁join ▁Frank ▁Bro yles ' ▁staff