State Of Tennessee Files Federal Lawsuit Against NCAA
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The State of Tennessee and the Commonwealth of Virginia filed a federal lawsuit against the NCAA on Wednesday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti shared in a X post. pic.twitter.com/PA02rlxxOF — TN Attorney General (@AGTennessee) January 31, 2024 The lawsuit comes a day after Sports Illustrated and others reported that the NCAA was investigating Tennessee athletics […]
Report: NCAA Investigating Tennessee For NIL Related Violations
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The NCAA is investigating Tennessee athletics for reported NIL related violations, Sports Illustrated’s Pat Forde reported on Tuesday. Sports Illustrated’s reporting on the investigation was very limited but provided a few details of note. The investigation is related to Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) violations in multiple sports. Tennessee confirmed to Forde that they were […]
Florida Football Under NCAA Investigation for Recruiting
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The Florida football program is the latest uncovered target of an NCAA investigation, according to a report from ESPN’s Mark Schlabach on Friday evening. Florida’s program is being investigated for the recruitment of prospect Jaden Rashada, a quarterback out of the class of 2023 who originally signed with the Gators but was later released from […]
Tennessee’s Cooperation With NCAA Imperative In Vols Avoiding Bowl Ban
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The NCAA handed down its punishment to Tennessee football and the guilty parties in the Vols’ recruiting scandal from the Jeremy Pruitt era. Violations were rampant under Pruitt. Tennessee committed over 100 violations during Pruitt’s tenure including 18 Level I violations— the most serious violations by the NCAA’s standards. The most serious violations came in […]
NCAA Hands Down Punishment To Tennessee Football, Jeremy Pruitt
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The NCAA handed down its punishments from its investigation into the Tennessee football program Friday morning. The NCAA put Tennessee on five-year probation which includes a myriad of recruiting sanctions but no bowl ban. Former Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt received a six-year show clause. In its release, the NCAA said Tennessee’s violations — which […]
Report: Hearing Scheduled For Tennessee Football’s NCAA Infractions Case
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The NCAA infractions case against Tennessee football is headed to a contested hearing, Sports Illustrated’s Ross Dellenger reported Tuesday morning. The report comes just over a month after four former Tennessee assistants — including Shelton Felton and Brian Niedermeyer — came to an agreement with the NCAA on their sanctions. The four assistants accepted show […]
Report: NCAA Hands Down Punishments To Four Former Tennessee Assistants
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The NCAA has handed down punishments for four different former Tennessee football assistants that worked under Jeremy Pruitt, Sports Illustrated’s Ross Dellenger reported Tuesday morning. According to the report, the NCAA has given three-to-five year show-cause penalties to former inside linebackers coach Brian Niedermeyer, outside linebackers coach Shelton Felton, director of player personnel Drew Hughes […]
NCAA Grants Tennessee An Extension In Jeremy Pruitt Recruiting Violations Case
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The NCAA has granted Tennessee a 30-day extension to respond to its notice of allegations in the Jeremy Pruitt recruiting scandal, KnoxNews Adam Sparks first reported and a UT spokesperson confirmed to RTI Tuesday. The NCAA handed down its notice of allegations in late July and Tennessee had 90 days to accept or appeal the […]
NCAA Making Alterations To The Transfer Portal
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The NCAA is finally putting some parameters on the wild wild west that is the transfer portal, creating windows for fall, winter and spring sports where players are allowed to enter the portal and windows when they are not. Players participating in fall sports will have 45 days after the championship selection to enter the […]
NCAA Proposes Rule Banning Daddy Hat, Other Home Run Props
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The NCAA Baseball Rules Committee proposed its changes for the 2023 season on Friday including banning on field home run props. If approved, Tennessee would no longer be able to use its “Daddy Hat” or fur coat on the field to celebrate home runs. While Tennessee could still use the props in the dugout after […]