The Pruitt Era. It likely won’t be fondly remembered by the masses. Halfway through the 2020 season came a massive uproar about firing the ‘ole ball coach, as I’m sure you must remember. Is now the right time for a Pruitt requiem? Probably not. In fact, there might not ever be a time for that – except, maybe, if Tennessee is a national championship contender; then we can all look back at Pruitt’s time, like a person who made it through grueling and tough circumstances and recall, perhaps erroneously, “It wasn’t that bad” – with the sheer sense of relief palpable and the unrelenting feeling that, yes, you had escaped that cavernous pit.
A final thought on Jeremy Pruitt, and looking ahead
