Former Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt has been hired as a physical education teacher at Plainview High School in Rainsville, Alabama.
Pruitt’s hiring was first reported by Paige Dauer of WVLT-TV in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Pruitt served as the Vols’ head coach from 2018-20, compiling a 16-21 on-the-field record. Tennessee defeated Indiana, 23-22 on the field, in the TaxSlayer Bowl on Jan. 2, 2020.
He came to Tennessee from Alabama, serving as the Crimson Tide’s defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach from 2016-17.
Pruitt is a five-time national championship assistant coach (2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017).
He played defensive back at Alabama after transferring from Middle Tennessee State.
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BREAKING: Former #vols HC Jeremy Pruitt has been hired as a PE teacher at Plainview HS in Alabama. pic.twitter.com/pi9pdVh1Z8
— Paige Dauer (@PaigeWVLT8) July 27, 2023
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