Post by Mojave Gator on Jul 14, 2023 14:53:26 GMT -5
More than 200 infractions under the leadership of former head coach Jeremy Pruitt. Most of the violations were related to a paid unofficial visit scheme. It involved at least 12 members of the football staff.
Tennessee football fined more than $8 million for over 200 infractions
It involved at least a dozen members of the football staff, and the resulting violations included at least 110 impermissible hotel room nights, 180 impermissible meals, 72 instances of providing impermissible entertainment or other benefits, 41 impermissible recruiting contacts, 37 instances of providing impermissible game day parking, and 14 times in which gear was impermissibly provided to prospects, according to the report.
The NCAA also found that Pruitt or his wife were involved in impermissible payments to two prospects who later signed with Tennessee. The mother of one player received $6,000 from Pruitt's wife as a down payment on a car.
After the mother's son signed with the Vols, Pruitt's wife paid the woman $500 each month for car payments at least 25 times. The mother also received $1,600 from Pruitt's wife for a deposit on a rental home in the Knoxville area.
The mother of a second prospect told Pruitt she needed a medical procedure she could not pay for. The NCAA found Pruitt gave her an envelope with $3,000 for medical bills. Records obtained by Tennessee show the prospect's mother deposited $5,100 in her bank account two days after a similar amount ($5,000) was withdrawn from the head coach's bank account.
Also, Pruitt gave the woman $300 to pay for gas.
Tennessee football fined more than $8 million for over 200 infractions
It involved at least a dozen members of the football staff, and the resulting violations included at least 110 impermissible hotel room nights, 180 impermissible meals, 72 instances of providing impermissible entertainment or other benefits, 41 impermissible recruiting contacts, 37 instances of providing impermissible game day parking, and 14 times in which gear was impermissibly provided to prospects, according to the report.
The NCAA also found that Pruitt or his wife were involved in impermissible payments to two prospects who later signed with Tennessee. The mother of one player received $6,000 from Pruitt's wife as a down payment on a car.
After the mother's son signed with the Vols, Pruitt's wife paid the woman $500 each month for car payments at least 25 times. The mother also received $1,600 from Pruitt's wife for a deposit on a rental home in the Knoxville area.
The mother of a second prospect told Pruitt she needed a medical procedure she could not pay for. The NCAA found Pruitt gave her an envelope with $3,000 for medical bills. Records obtained by Tennessee show the prospect's mother deposited $5,100 in her bank account two days after a similar amount ($5,000) was withdrawn from the head coach's bank account.
Also, Pruitt gave the woman $300 to pay for gas.
