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Calvin Mattheis/The Knoxville News-Sentinel The Tennessee football program has fired head coach Jeremy Pruitt with cause, the university announced in a press conference. Tennessee will not pay Pruitt's buyout because he is being fired for alleged NCAA violations under his watch. The program is also parting ways with assistants Shelton Felton and Brian Niedermeyer along with four members of the on-campus football recruiting staff, the director and assistant director of football player personnel and a football analyst/quality control coach.  Defensive coordinator Kevin Steele will act as inte...

It was announced Monday morning that Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt has been fired “for cause” after an internal investigation found alleged NCAA violations within the program, as reported by Pete Thamel of Yahoo Supports. Pruitt finished his tenure in Knoxville with a 16-19 overall record.