Knoxville, TN (WOKI / WVLT) Former University of Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt has been hired, but he won’t be returning to the college scene.
Our news partner, WVLT, reports Pruitt is now working as a PE teacher at Planview High School in DeKalb County in Alabama.
Pruitt was hired during a Thursday morning board meeting in a unanimous vote. His wife, Casey, was also hired by Planview High School as their Secondary ELA Intervention Teacher.
They’ll join Pruitt’s father who has been a long-time head football coach at PHS.
Jeremy and Casey Pruitt are expected to start Aug. 1.
Pruitt was fired from UT due to a variety of NCAA violations involving recruitment during his tenure.
