Phillip Fulmer was the last Tennessee head football coach to defeat Alabama, and though it came 11 years ago in 2006 (new-aged Tide fans don’t remember this), the now esteemed athletic director wants neither the players nor his coach to forget how he truly feels about the Tide.
Jeremy Pruitt, first-year head coach for the Volunteers, is a native of Rainsville, Ala., which is 159 miles north of Tuscaloosa. Pruitt built his coaching career through the high school ranks of Plainview, Fort Payne and Hoover, before landing his first opportunity as a director of player personnel under Nick Saban at Alabama from 2007-09.