Jeremy Pruitt provides update on having assurance from Phillip Fulmer

Tennessee plays Texas A&M Saturday at Neyland Stadium.

Tennessee (3-6, 3-6 SEC) concludes its regular season Saturday by hosting No. 5 Texas A&M (7-1, 7-1 SEC).

Kickoff is slated for noon EST. ESPN will televise the matchup.

Third-year Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt kicked off game week ahead of playing the Aggies with his Monday press conference.

Tennessee enters the contest after defeating Vanderbilt, 42-17, ending a six-game losing streak.

Dec 7, 2017; Knoxville, TN, USA; University of Tennessee Athletic Director Phillip Fulmer (left) introduces Jeremy Pruitt (right) during his introduction ceremony as Tennessee’s next head football coach at the Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Calvin Mattheis/Knoxville News Sentinel via USA TODAY NETWORK

Pruitt was asked if he had any assurances from Tennessee Director of Athletics Phillip Fulmer that he will be back next year as head coach.

“We have been focusing on our everyday at practice, the teams that we are playing,” Pruitt said. “All of that stuff is always at the end of the season. We have just been working hard to be the best that we could possibly be.”

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