Jeremy Pruitt provides update on Tennessee players and COVID-19

Jeremy Pruitt provides update on Tennessee players and COVID-19.

KNOXVILLE — Jeremy Pruitt enters his third season as head coach at Tennessee.

The Vols held two practices in 2020 before spring football was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Tennessee players returned to campus for voluntary workouts on June 8.

On June 17, the NCAA DI Council approved a football summer and preseason model.

Assuming a school’s first scheduled football contest is on Saturday, Sept. 5, schools may conduct up to eight hours of weight training, conditioning and film review per week (with not more than two hours of film review per week) from July 13-23.

Then, from July 24 through Aug. 6, schools may conduct up to 20 hours of countable athletically related activities per week (not more than four hours per day) as follows:

  • Up to eight hours per week for weight training and conditioning.
  • Up to six hours per week for walk-throughs, which may include the use of a football.
  • Up to six hours per week for meetings, which may include film review, team meetings, position meetings, one-on-one meetings, etc.

During this 14-day period, student-athletes are required to get at least two days off.

The model does not make any adjustments to the legislated 29-day preseason practice period.

With the Vols scheduled to kick off the 2020 season against Charlotte on Sept. 5 at Neyland Stadium, Pruitt provided an update if any of Tennessee’s players have tested positive for COVID-19.

Wednesday on “The Dan Patrick Show,” Pruitt mentioned that there have not been any players for the Vols that have tested positive for COVID-19.

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