"The NCAA this week informed Jacksonville State it could hire former Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt as an analyst, a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed to ESPN on Friday. Pruitt, who was sentenced to a six-year "show cause" order after an NCAA infractions ruling in 2023, will coach for the first time since he was fired at Tennessee in January, 2021."
"He was fired for cause by Tennessee in January 2021 and didn't receive any of his $12.6 million buyout after an internal investigation revealed what chancellor Donde Plowman said were serious violations of NCA rules. This past March, Pruitt filed a lawsuit against the NCAA seeking $100 million and claiming it conspired with the university to make him a "sacrificial lamb.""
NCAA informed Jacksonville State it could hire former Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt as an analyst. Pruitt received a six-year show-cause order after an NCAA infractions ruling in 2023. He will coach for the first time since his firing at Tennessee in January 2021. The analyst role will not include interacting with recruits and will limit interaction with players. Pruitt served a year-long suspension from coaching in games. Part of the original penalty barred off-campus recruiting during his first year back. Tennessee faced 18 Level I alleged violations tied to about $60,000 in impermissible benefits. The show-cause order expires July 2029.
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