Losing football games creates pressure, and sometimes pressure leads to staff changes. Rarely, however, does it happen like this. Tennessee has cut ties with defensive line coach Jimmy Brumbaugh after just four games. Head coach Jeremy Pruitt confirmed the move today.
Brumbaugh replaced Tracy Rocker after Rocker’s contract expired this winter. Pruitt wasted no time on the search, seemingly with Brumbaugh in mind from the start. That relationship didn’t last very long, however.
“Yesterday I decided to make a change at the D-line position,” Pruitt said on Monday. “Coach Brumbaugh done a really nice job for us, he worked his tail off.