"Pruitt coached the Vols from 2018 to '20, but he was fired after the school uncovered recruiting violations. In 2023, the NCAA's committee on infractions [COI] concluded the program committed 18 Level I violations, mostly related to paying prospects and their families (back when this was illegal). The NCAA summarily ruled that Pruitt was directly involved, leading to his individual punishment in addition to the program receiving a reduction of 28 scholarships and a $9 million fine."
"The significance of the Pruitt injunction is that it wasn't based on the merits of Pruitt's claim of innocence (which, if true, would limit the NCAA's scope to one case) but rather the unfairness of a process that, Judge Hairston ruled, made it impossible for Pruitt to even mount a defense. The show cause is one of the few NCAA punishments that still have teeth; essentially a banishment from college athletics."
A DeKalb County circuit court judge, Andrew J. Hairston, granted a preliminary injunction preventing the NCAA from enforcing a six-year show-cause penalty against former Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt. Pruitt coached Tennessee from 2018 to 2020 and was fired after the school uncovered recruiting violations. In 2023 the NCAA's Committee on Infractions concluded the program committed 18 Level I violations, mainly involving payments to prospects and families, and ruled Pruitt directly involved. Sanctions included a six-year show-cause, a 28-scholarship reduction, and a $9 million fine. The judge found the enforcement process unfair and that Pruitt lacked a meaningful opportunity to mount a defense.
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