- ABC News
- January 18, 2021
Tennessee has fired head football coach Jeremy Pruitt after a weeks-long investigation into potential recruiting violations in the program, sources told ESPN on Monday. An official announcement is expected later Monday, and it wasn't immediately clear whether Pruitt will be paid any of the more than $12 million he is owed under the terms of his contract. Additionally, athletic director Phillip Fulmer, a Hall of Fame coach, plans to retire after leading the athletic department for more than three years, sources said. The Volunteers turned to Fulmer after removing John Currie from the AD role in December 2017. Fulmer coached the Volunteers from 1992 to 2008, going 152-52 overall and leading Tennessee to the 1998 national title. He had been working as a special adviser for community, athletics and university relations before taking over as AD. Pruitt's exit comes on the heels of Tennessee launching an in-house investigation dating back to November into alleged recruiting...