The Tennessee football program avoided a bowl ban stemming from an investigation into numerous NCAA violations that unfolded during the tenure of former head coach Jeremy Pruitt.
"Current NCAA rules and penalty guidelines require a one- or two-year postseason ban for a Level I-standard case," the NCAA said Friday. "However, in January 2022, NCAA members adopted a new constitution that states divisional regulations should ensure 'to the greatest extent possible that penalties imposed for infractions do not punish programs or student-athletes not involved nor implicated in infractions.'
"Taking into consideration the board's guidance and the school's cooperation, the panel therefore declined to prescribe a postseason ban in this case.