By Jimmy Hyams

Tennessee’s Memorandum of Understanding with candidate Greg Schiano was signed Sunday by Schiano and UT athletic director John Currie, sources confirmed.

It was not signed by Chancellor Beverly Davenport and UT president Dr. Joe DiPietro, sources said.

Whether that makes the MOU invalid remains to be seen.

And whether UT will have to pay Schiano some sum of money is undetermined.

According to a source, the offer to Schiano: 6 years, about $4.5 million per year.

Schiano has been defensive coordinator at Ohio State for the past two years. He was head coach at Rutgers for 11 years and head coach of Tampa Bay Bucs for two seasons.

Schiano was hired by Currie Sunday, but a huge backlash from fans, media, UT legislators and businessmen led UT officials to part ways with Schiano over concerns that he witnessed former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky molest a young boy and failed to report it to the proper authorities.

There has never been any proof Schiano witnessed any such incident. Schiano denied it. So did former Penn State coach Tom Bradley, who was on the staff with Schiano and Sandusky.

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