UT Vols: Al Wilson replaces Butch Jones on video board at Neyland Stadium
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CLOSE Workers from Sycamore Sign Service arrived at the stadium around 8:30 a.m. Monday to begin a project to remove the images on the back of the video board at Neyland Stadium.  Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel
 Jones  hovered above the stadium for nearly four months after  he  was fired Nov. 12.  His  lingering presence on the video board became a point of frustration for some fans. Athletic director Phillip Fulmer acknowledged last week that the process of replacing  Jones'  image took "longer than we wouldâve liked.â
Wilson  a Jackson native  should be a popular choice to replace  Jones . He starred on the Vols' 1998 national championship team that Fulmer coached. Wilson was a senior captain that season and made 77 tackles despite missing three games due to injury. He was a consensus All-America selection. Wilson forced three fumbles in the Vols' 20-17 overtime win over Florida that year.
All three images on the video board will be replaced  but  Jones ' was the only one swapped out Monday. The project will continue throughout the week. The images are visible from outside the stadium.
Three workers from Sycamore Sign Service  attached to safety lines  ascended a lift and removed  Jones'  image in the morning. Wilson was installed in the afternoon.
 Jones   former coach Gen. Robert Neyland and former defensive end Reggie White had been on the video board since Oct. 2  2014.
CLOSE Workers from Sycamore Sign Service arrived at the stadium around 8:30 a.m. Monday to begin a project to remove the images on the back of the video board at Neyland Stadium.  Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel
 Jones  hovered above the stadium for nearly four months after  he  was fired Nov. 12.  His  lingering presence on the video board became a point of frustration for some fans. Athletic director Phillip Fulmer acknowledged last week that the process of replacing  Jones'  image took "longer than we wouldâve liked.â
Wilson  a Jackson native  should be a popular choice to replace  Jones . He starred on the Vols' 1998 national championship team that Fulmer coached. Wilson was a senior captain that season and made 77 tackles despite missing three games due to injury. He was a consensus All-America selection. Wilson forced three fumbles in the Vols' 20-17 overtime win over Florida that year.
All three images on the video board will be replaced  but  Jones ' was the only one swapped out Monday. The project will continue throughout the week. The images are visible from outside the stadium.
Three workers from Sycamore Sign Service  attached to safety lines  ascended a lift and removed  Jones'  image in the morning. Wilson was installed in the afternoon.
 Jones   former coach Gen. Robert Neyland and former defensive end Reggie White had been on the video board since Oct. 2  2014.