Friday afternoon, before the 4:30 EST first pitch of Tennessee’s first game against Dayton, GoVols247 reported that Tony Vitello will be suspended for the weekend series, and that Associate Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator Josh Elander will handle the managerial duties against the Flyers.
247 reported that the suspension is of the self-imposed variety, as in Tennessee’s AD is getting ahead of whatever consequences may or may not be coming from the almightily-inept NCAA.
Here’s the official response from Tennessee on the situation:
“The University and Coach Vitello are working collaboratively with the NCAA to address a violation in the program.