Inside Josh Elander earning the Tennessee baseball coach job through Danny White's search

At the end of a bumpy week, Josh Elander smoothly walked down a hallway past the Tennessee baseball team. He paced to the lectern, clad in a black suit with a black shirt and black-and-orange tie with the early regrowth of his familiar beard visible. The person who has always been a calm, stabilizing presence in the program had an admittedly scary and rocky few days. It was over at last. “This is the easiest no-brainer of all time,” Elander said Oct. 27. "I love this place and just excited to continue this show with the guys.” Elander is the new coach of the powerhouse Tennessee program, having earned the job in a frantic week following Tony Vitello’s decision to manage the San Francisco...