Tennessee athletic director Danny White issued a statement Friday in lieu of the NCAA slamming the program with 18 infractions under former Volunteers coach Jeremy Pruitt in a new notice of allegations.
In a 51-page document obtained by Sports Illustrated through a public records request, Pruitt, his wife and several members on the Tennessee football team gave out nearly $60,000 of impermissible benefits and recruiting inducements to more than 24 athletes and their families during a three-year period.
White said the NCAA’s notice of allegations to the Volunteers’ program was “expected” as the university works “proactively through decisive and transparent actions.