According to Pete Thamel, Tennessee is parting ways with head football coach Jeremy Pruitt.
Thamel adds that AD Phil Fulmer’s future will also be discussed.
Sources: Tennessee will be parting ways with coach Jeremy Pruitt today. AD Phil Fulmer’s future will also be addressed.
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) January 18, 2021
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UPDATE:
According to Knoxnews.com, Pruitt is being fired for cause, which means Tennessee won’t be paying him a buyout. Knoxnews adds that Phil Fulmer is retiring:
Jeremy Pruitt is out as Tennessee’s football coach, ending one of the worst tenures in program history.
Pruitt has been fired for cause, according to University of Tennessee sources with knowledge of the situation, meaning the university will not pay his buyout.
Pruitt lasted just three seasons and leaves behind a program that is under investigation for alleged NCAA rules violations.
Additionally, athletics director Phillip Fulmer will retire, sources said, after UT hires an AD to replace him, because he wants his successor to choose the next football coach. Fulmer made the decision to step down, and his departure is not tied to the investigation.
