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Tennessee fires Head Coach Jeremy Pruitt, 9 others for 'serious' NCAA issues

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Posted: Jan 18, 2021 11:30 AM

Updated: Jan 18, 2021 3:20 PM

Posted By: The Associated Press

Tennessee has fired football coach Jeremy Pruitt, two assistants and seven members of the Volunteers’ recruiting and support staff for cause after an internal investigation found what the university chancellor called “serious violations of NCAA rules.”

Chancellor Donde Plowman said Pruitt was responsible for overseeing the program.

Tennessee has been conducting an internal investigation since at least the middle of November into allegations of recruiting violations.

Firing Pruitt means Tennessee will be looking for its fourth different coach since the Vols last won the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division title.

Pruitt's team went 3-7 last season.

Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 493252

Reported Deaths: 9929

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Mobile	36108	725
Madison	32405	455
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Shelby	21929	215
Baldwin	19732	283
Lee	14961	153
Morgan	13659	251
Calhoun	13275	286
Etowah	13176	319
Marshall	11261	209
Houston	10086	261
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Limestone	9359	134
Cullman	8891	181
St. Clair	8822	223
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DeKalb	8446	175
Talladega	7517	163
Walker	6518	255
Jackson	6492	102
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Blount	6097	127
Colbert	6001	118
Coffee	5245	102
Dale	4640	107
Russell	4047	30
Franklin	3991	77
Covington	3957	106
Chilton	3870	100
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Tallapoosa	3585	142
Clarke	3436	50
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Perry	1055	27
Sumter	983	31
Coosa	888	23
Greene	876	32
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Tennessee Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 775004

Reported Deaths: 11411

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Hamilton	40298	459
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Meigs	1259	21
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