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Tennessee football firing Jimmy Brumbaugh wreak of blame deflecting

KNOXVILLE, TN - OCTOBER 11: Detailed view of the checkered endzone at Neyland Stadium during a game between the Tennessee Volunteers and the Chattanooga Mocs on October 11, 2014 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennessee won the game 45-10. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

Jeremy Pruitt fired Tennessee football Volunteers assistant Jimmy Brumbaugh.

Four straight turnovers, including two pick-sixes, dug Tennessee football into a 17-0 hole against the Kentucky Wildcats. The Vols were then unable to stop the short slant routes in the second half, which allowed Kentucky to turn it into a 34-7 blowout win.

After all of that, Jeremy Pruitt’s response was to part ways with his defensive line coach?