Looking at his time working with ETSU along with his experience on Tennessee football’s staff for 30 years, Phillip Fulmer has been hit and miss with his hires. However, his hire of Jeremy Pruitt as Vols head coach is similar to what many consider the best hire he made.
Pruitt has striking similarities to David Cutcliffe. Fulmer moved Cutcliffe to running backs coach in 1989 when he was offensive coordinator of the Vols. Cutcliffe then became quarterbacks coach in 1990. He then made the bold move to make Cutcliffe his offensive coordinator when he became full-time head coach in 1993.