The University of Tennessee parted ways with third-year head coach Jeremy Pruitt.
Pruitt was 16-19 (10-16 SEC) in three seasons at Tennessee. UT announced Pruitt’s firing with cause Monday.
Former Vol Kevin Steele will serve as Tennessee’s interim head coach.
Steele began his coaching career as a student assistant in 1980 under Johnny Majors for the Vols.
He was a graduate assistant (1981) and outside linebackers coach (1982) at Tennessee. In 1987-88 he was defensive backs coach under Majors at UT.
Below is a look at Steele’s Tennessee contract that was signed Jan. 12, 2021.