The NCAA put University of Tennessee football on probation for five years, but the program avoided a postseason ban. Former coach Jeremy Pruitt, fired in 2021, was hit with a six-year show-cause penalty in the verdict of the yearslong NCAA infractions case.
Pruitt's penalty for his part in the 18 highest-level violations committed during his three-season tenure as Tennessee coach will keep him out of college coaching for the foreseeable future. A show-cause penalty means a university cannot hire a coach or recruiter without NCAA approval during the length of the ban.
Former Tennessee assistant coach Derrick Ansley, now an NFL defensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Chargers, received a two-year show-cause order.