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 […]
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 […]
Report: Hearing Scheduled For Tennessee Football’s NCAA Infractions Case
The NCAA infractions case against Tennessee football is headed to a contested hearing, Sports Illustrated’s Ross Dellenger reported Tuesday morning. The report comes just over a month after four former Tennessee assistants — including Shelton Felton and Brian Niedermeyer — came to an agreement with the NCAA on their sanctions. The four assistants accepted show […]
Report: NCAA Hands Down Punishments To Four Former Tennessee Assistants
The NCAA has handed down punishments for four different former Tennessee football assistants that worked under Jeremy Pruitt, Sports Illustrated’s Ross Dellenger reported Tuesday morning. According to the report, the NCAA has given three-to-five year show-cause penalties to former inside linebackers coach Brian Niedermeyer, outside linebackers coach Shelton Felton, director of player personnel Drew Hughes […]
NCAA Grants Tennessee An Extension In Jeremy Pruitt Recruiting Violations Case
The NCAA has granted Tennessee a 30-day extension to respond to its notice of allegations in the Jeremy Pruitt recruiting scandal, KnoxNews Adam Sparks first reported and a UT spokesperson confirmed to RTI Tuesday. The NCAA handed down its notice of allegations in late July and Tennessee had 90 days to accept or appeal the […]
NCAA Making Alterations To The Transfer Portal
The NCAA is finally putting some parameters on the wild wild west that is the transfer portal, creating windows for fall, winter and spring sports where players are allowed to enter the portal and windows when they are not. Players participating in fall sports will have 45 days after the championship selection to enter the […]
NCAA Proposes Rule Banning Daddy Hat, Other Home Run Props
The NCAA Baseball Rules Committee proposed its changes for the 2023 season on Friday including banning on field home run props. If approved, Tennessee would no longer be able to use its “Daddy Hat” or fur coat on the field to celebrate home runs. While Tennessee could still use the props in the dugout after […]
Injury Faking Fix Reportedly Prioritized by NCAA Rules Committee
NCAAM: Baylor Repeat One of the most common complaints from the 2021 college football season was around the act of faking injuries. Throughout the season, in specific moments, defensive players would “fake” an injury on the field to buy his team some extra time to either prepare or rest. And while yes, this isn’t a […]
Auburn Head Coach Bruce Pearl Hit With NCAA Suspension
Current Auburn basketball head coach and former Tennessee head coach Bruce Pearl has been hit with a suspension by the NCAA on Friday. The suspension is just one of the consequences that were handed down to the SEC school by the NCAA. Pearl will serve a two-game suspension effective immediately. There are three main consequences […]
Tennessee AD Danny White Provides Update On NCAA Investigation
The investigation into the Tennessee football program has been ongoing since late November of 2020. According to athletic director Danny White, he doesn’t have an updated timeframe on when it will conclude. Speaking to the Knoxville Rotary Club on Tuesday, White made it a point to say that though the investigation feels like it has […]
