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Former Tennessee football coach Jeremy Pruitt is suing the NCAA over the fallout from his Tennessee firing and the subsequent investigation into alleged recruiting violations.
The lawsuit stems from his firing by Tennessee due to NCAA recruiting violations that involved payment to players and prospects. In the lawsuit, Pruitt alleges that Tennessee’s chancellor told him, “Jeremy, we know you haven’t done anything wrong” during the meeting in which he was fired. The lawsuit is alleging that Pruitt was made to be “the sacrificial lamb for conduct that long preceded his tenure at UT.”
Pruitt’s attorneys Joseph M. Cloud, David W. Holt and Allen Dodd Jr. issued a statement to The Gadsden Times, part of the USA TODAY Network.
“We stand wholeheartedly behind Coach Pruitt’s claims as detailed in the complaint,” the statement read. “While we appreciate the public’s interest in this matter, we do not intend to try Coach Pruitt’s case in the media. Coach Pruitt’s claims deserve to be evaluated by an Alabama jury. We intend to give Jeremy the fair and impartial forum that the NCAA would not allow.”
The NCAA also issued a statement in response to the lawsuit: “NCAA rules are proposed and adopted by member schools and penalties for violations are imposed by a committee of representatives from NCAA member schools and conferences as well as individuals from the public who have legal training. In this case, the Committee on Infractions found violations and assigned penalties, both of which were affirmed by the Infractions Appeals Committee.”
Tennessee, in a statement, said it is “confident in the actions taken in the Pruitt case. We will continue to prioritize our student-athletes and winning with integrity.”
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Publish date : 2025-03-28 13:54:00
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