Take a bow, Donde Plowman. Breathe easy, Josh Heupel. Fire up a GoFundMe drive to recoup that institutional fine, Danny White.
Tennessee received its NCAA verdict Friday after a yearslong investigation into a sweeping recruiting scandal, and it’s good news for the Vols. The headline: Former coach Jeremy Pruitt and his associates got hammered with career-crippling penalties, while the Vols avoided a dreaded bowl ban.
That’s a win for Tennessee.
Tennessee shoved a Big Orange Fist through the few remaining teeth the NCAA’s Committee on Infractions possessed, while landing a knockout blow on Pruitt.