Jeremy Pruitt came to Tennessee after a messy and meandering coaching search that put the national spotlight on Rocky Top for all the wrong reasons. He's leaving Tennessee under similarly unusual and unflattering circumstances.
Tennessee fired Pruitt on Monday following an internal investigation into potential recruiting violations in the program.
Pruitt went 16-19 in three seasons with the Vols, including a 10-16 mark in SEC play. He led Tennessee on a late-season surge in 2019 that culminated with a Gator Bowl win over Indiana, but the team backslid considerably this past fall, suffering seven double-digit losses and finishing 108th nationally in scoring (21.