Former Alabama defensive coordinator and former Tennessee head football coach, Jeremy Pruitt has sued the NCAA for $100 million in lost wages, per the Tennessean.
Tennessee fired Pruitt in 2021 due to a ‘recruiting scandal.’
Pruitt now claims Tennessee was illegally paying players before he get hired.
“The investigation was intentionally limited to avoid examining historical misconduct at UT, which long preceded Jeremy and was hidden from him,” said Pruitt’s complaint, which was filed in DeKalb County, Alabama…The NCAA punished Pruitt for something that is no longer illegal. Jeremy Pruitt may be the last coach in America to be punished for impressible player benefits.”
The NCAA gave Pruitt a six-year show cause after he was fired.
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Justin Smith is the Director of Recruiting for Touchdown Alabama Magazine. You can follow him on Twitter, via @Jdsmith31Smith
