For Jeremy Pruitt, this week has to feel pretty familiar. His rebuilding Tennessee Volunteers have a trip to Auburn planned for Saturday, giving Pruitt an opponent that he knows all about.
Pruitt has faced the Tigers in each of the last five seasons as a defensive coordinator, coaching for three different programs. Guz Malzahn got the better of Alabama last season, which was Pruitt’s last year at Alabama as defensive coordinator. Pruitt will get his first shot against Malzahn as a head coach on Saturday, looking to carry some of that familiarity into the game.
“I think you need to keep your edges,” Pruitt said of Auburn’s offense.