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Jason Witten Reportedly Linked to Tennessee HC Job After Jeremy Pruitt's Firing

Dan Patrick reported Tuesday on the Dan Patrick Show that veteran tight end Jason Witten could be a candidate for the vacant head coaching job at the University of Tennessee.

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Source: Tennessee #Vols got sloppy with recruiting. They were handing recruits cash in McDonald's bags when they visited campus. Also a name to look out for to fill the Head Coaching vacancy: Jason Witten https://t.co/HKDd02rldz

The job became available Monday when Jeremy Pruitt was fired after an internal investigation into potential recruiting violations.

Patrick reported that sources said some within the program would hand prospective recruits McDonald's bags of cash when they arrived on campus.