Why Former Tennessee HC Jeremy Pruitt Will Not be the Vols’ Next Defensive Coordinator
On Monday, Tennessee football head coach Josh Heupel made the decision to fire defensive coordinator Tim Banks after five seasons together. As a result, a search for the program’s next defensive coordinator embarked. Mostly as a result of James Franklin adding fired Virginia Tech head coach Brent Pry as his defensive coordinator with the Hokies, […]
Former Tennessee Head Coach Jeremy Pruitt Cleared to be Hired for College Coaching Job
When Tennessee football fired Jeremy Pruitt with cause after the 2020 season, it enacted a ‘show-cause’ order that would follow him until 2029. This created a significant roadblock to Pruitt landing another coaching job within college football until then. However, according to a report from Mike Rodak, the NCAA has accepted the terms that Jacksonville […]
Tennessee Football Has Two Coaches Named in Top 10 Worst Hires This Century
Of all the coaches hired this century, Tennessee football has apparently made two of the worst 10 choices. John Talty of CBS compiled his list of the worst 25 hires in the sport since 2000. For the Vols, Jeremy Pruitt and Derek Dooley made the cut, both inside the top 10. However, Butch Jones was […]
Jeremy Pruitt Suing NCAA, Claiming They Conspired With Tennessee
Former Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt is back in the news. The disgraced former Vols coach is suing the NCAA for $100 million on the claim the the collegiate sports governing body colluded with the University of Tennessee to make Pruitt the scapegoat of the investigation into illegal recruiting at Tennessee. “Jeremy Pruitt is one […]
Former Tennessee Football Assistant Who Paid Recruits Lands NFL Assistant Job
Former Tennessee assistant coach Brian Niedermeyer, who was a key part of the Jeremy Pruitt recruiting scandal, is headed to the NFL. The Denver Broncos hired Niedermeyer as a member of their defensive staff on Wednesday according to 247sports Matt Zenitz. Niedermeyer spent three years as an assistant coach at Tennessee under Pruitt, the first […]
Michael Penix Jr. Speaks on Tennessee Decommitment Before National Championship Game
Quarterback Michael Penix Jr. is just days away from leading the Washington Huskies in the 2023-2024 National Championship game against top-ranked Michigan. Penix and the Huskies achieved a perfect record through the regular season and the Pac-12 championship game and took down No. 3 Texas in the semi-final game this past Monday. Penix’s journey to […]
Report: Ex-Tennessee Coach Jeremy Pruitt Hired as P.E. Teacher and Coach at Alabama High School
Former Tennessee football head coach Jeremy Pruitt is returning to his alma mater of Plainview High School in Alabama as a physical education teacher, according to WVLT’s Paige Dauer on Thursday afternoon. Creg Stephenson of AL.com also confirmed the report and added that Pruitt will be an assistant coach as well. According to Stephenson via […]
Tennessee’s Cooperation With NCAA Imperative In Vols Avoiding Bowl Ban
The NCAA handed down its punishment to Tennessee football and the guilty parties in the Vols’ recruiting scandal from the Jeremy Pruitt era. Violations were rampant under Pruitt. Tennessee committed over 100 violations during Pruitt’s tenure including 18 Level I violations— the most serious violations by the NCAA’s standards. The most serious violations came in […]
Casey Pruitt Avoids Punishment From NCAA
Casey Pruitt, former Tennessee football coach Jeremy Pruitt’s wife, avoided punishment from the NCAA in the Vols’ improper recruiting scandal. The NCAA released its punishments for Tennessee, which included an $8 million fine but no bowl ban, and for the guilty former Volunteer staffers who committed the violations. Eight different Tennessee football coaches and staffers […]
NCAA Hands Down Punishment To Tennessee Football, Jeremy Pruitt
The NCAA handed down its punishments from its investigation into the Tennessee football program Friday morning. The NCAA put Tennessee on five-year probation which includes a myriad of recruiting sanctions but no bowl ban. Former Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt received a six-year show clause. In its release, the NCAA said Tennessee’s violations — which […]