KNOXVILLE — Tennessee (2-3, 2-3 SEC) is off in Week 6 of a 10-game SEC-only 2020 season.
The Vols look to rebound from three consecutive losses to Georgia, Kentucky and Alabama. Tennessee will return to action Nov. 7 as the Vols travel to Arkansas.
Following the Vols’ 48-17 loss to Alabama last week, third-year Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt provided a message to fans that he is continuing to rebuild the program back to a championship level.
“Nobody is more disappointed than the people within our program, I can assure you,” Pruitt said. “It’s the reason that I wanted this job. I understood the passion, the energy and the expectations of Tennessee football. When I took the job, I knew exactly where it was at, which is why I wanted the job. I wanted this job because I wanted to get it to where it’s supposed to be.
“It’s a heck of a challenge. I’m excited about being here. I’m not discouraged. The people in our program aren’t discouraged. I know where our program’s headed and we’ll get there.”
Pruitt’s message goes hand-in-hand with what his former boss Rush Propst said last season.
Propst explained why Pruitt took the Tennessee job and his dedication to rebuilding Tennessee’s program back to a championship level.
“He is 150-percent bought in at Tennessee,” Propst said on the show “Tennessee Two-A-Days” in Sept. 2019. “He wants to live there, he wants to coach there for a long time, he wants to turn that place into something special.”
A two-minute clip of Propst discussing Pruitt taking the Tennessee job can be listened to below.
Tennessee Two-A-Days Episode 2 preview. Rush Propst discusses Jeremy Pruitt all-in to building a championship program.
“He is 150-percent bought in at Tennessee. He wants to live there, he wants to coach there for a long time, he wants to turn that place into something special.” pic.twitter.com/MtwEDm5aCP
— Dan Harralson (@danharralson) September 3, 2019