ESPN.com · Jan 21, 2021
Sources: Tennessee hiring UCF's Danny White as new athletic director
Tennessee is hiring UCF's Danny White as its new athletic director, sources told ESPN.
An official announcement is scheduled for Thursday afternoon.
White would replace Phillip Fulmer, who announced his retirement on Monday. White's first order of business would be to hire a new head football coach after Tennessee fired Jeremy Pruitt for cause on Monday amid an investigation into alleged widespread recruiting improprieties
White took over as UCF's vice president and director of athletics in late 2015. He has experience in the SEC and was senior associate athletic director at Ole Miss from 2009-12.
