ATLANTA - Tennessee first-year coach Jeremy Pruitt responded on Wednesday to former Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray's criticism that he doesn't have the personality to lead a program, saying that his career arc would paint a different picture.
Murray also accused Pruitt of treating former Georgia coach Mark Richt poorly during his time as defensive coordinator in Athens. Pruitt spent two years under Richt before returning to Alabama where he was defensive coordinator the last two seasons.
The 44-year-old coach was hired to replace Butch Jones as head coach of the Vols in December.
"Fifteen years ago I was a kindergarten teacher and now I'm the head coach at Tennessee," Pruitt told reporters at SEC media days.