Ex-Vols coach Pruitt sues NCAA, seeking $100 million

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Former Tennessee football coach Jeremy Pruitt has filed a lawsuit against the NCAA seeking $100 million and claims it conspired with the university to make him a "sacrificial lamb."

Pruitt was fired for cause by Tennessee in January 2021 and didn't receive any of his $12.6 million buyout money after an internal investigation revealed what chancellor Donde Plowman said were serious violations of NCAA rules. The NCAA on July 14, 2023 sentenced Pruitt to a six-year show cause penalty, including a yearlong suspension from coaching in games and recruiting off campus in his first year back should he return to coaching in college.

Pruitt, who could not be reached for comment, has…