Month: December 2017

  • FreakNotes: Pruitt hits the ground running, up late offering prospects

    FreakNotes: Pruitt hits the ground running, up late offering prospects

    I’m all in on Jeremy Pruitt. When this coaching search began, he wasn’t my first choice. He wasn’t my second or even my third choice. But he checks almost all of the boxes, and because he took the job, we know he wants to be here. If you hate the hire, blame Haslam, Currie, Davenport…

  • JEREMY PRUITT NAMED TENNESSEE’S HEAD FOOTBALL COACH

    JEREMY PRUITT NAMED TENNESSEE’S HEAD FOOTBALL COACH

      KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — University of Tennessee, Knoxville Chancellor Beverly Davenport and Director of Athletics Phillip Fulmer introduced Jeremy Pruitt as the new head football coach of the Tennessee Volunteers on Thursday at the Peyton Manning Locker Room inside Neyland Stadium. The university and Pruitt have agreed to a six-year contract with annual compensation of $3.8…

  • Jeremy Pruitt to be Introduced Thursday as Tennessee’s Next Head Football Coach

    Jeremy Pruitt to be Introduced Thursday as Tennessee’s Next Head Football Coach

      University of Tennessee, Knoxville Chancellor Beverly Davenport and Director of Athletics Phillip Fulmer will hold a press conference Thursday at 6:05 p.m. ET in the Peyton Manning Locker Room to introduce Jeremy Pruitt as Tennessee’s next head football coach. “Six days ago, I mentioned several attributes that I sought to find in the next…

  • FreakNotes: Coaching search expected to wrap up this week

    FreakNotes: Coaching search expected to wrap up this week

    Today we start a new week, one that should bring closure to Tennessee’s football coaching search. Multiple reports suggest that Tennessee is likely to have a new coach in place by the weekend. And with there, here’s today’s edition of FreakNotes. Chances are you’ve likely seen it by now, but if not, be sure to…