Jeremy Pruitt has been around the state of Alabama for a long time.
He played defensive back for Eugene “Gene” Stallings at the University of Alabama from 1995-96 and coached a various high schools in the state — including Hoover High School — for eight years. During his two stints on Nick Saban’s coaching staff, the quarterbacks he saw where John Parker Wilson, Greg McElroy, AJ McCarron, Jalen Hurts and Tua Tagovailoa.
He witnessed the evolution from “game managers” to elite level signal callers; however, he has never seen the Crimson Tide this explosive on offense. As a third-year head coach at Tennessee, Pruitt is complete mind blown by how good Alabama is offensively.