Tennessee Fined More Than $8 Million for Over 200 Infractions in Football Program

Tennessee Fined More Than $8 Million for Over 200 Infractions in Football Program
Then-Tennessee NCAA college football head coach Jeremy Pruitt speaks during Southeastern Conference Media Days in Atlanta on July 18, 2018. John Bazemore/AP Photo
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn.—The NCAA fined Tennessee more than $8 million on Friday and issued a scathing report outlining more than 200 infractions during the three-year tenure of former football coach Jeremy Pruitt. The Volunteers escaped a postseason ban.

The sprawling report over 80 pages long said Tennessee committed 18 Level I violations, the most severe, and said most involved recruiting infractions and direct payments to athletes and their families—benefits that totaled approximately $60,000.