Who Is Tennessee Football’s Biggest Villain? AdvertisementBut Spurrier’s main quarrel with Tennessee came as a coach, first at Florida and then at South Carolina. “Spurrier, who grew up in Johnson City, Tennessee, delighted in tormenting the Vols,” ESPN’s Dave Wilson wrote. There were plenty of other potential picks as Tennessee football’s top villain. AdvertisementLane Kiffin spurned Tennessee after just one year as the Vols’ head coach, sparking rage and riots in Knoxville.