Tennessee 5 years probation after over 200 infractions

[rfjeff9]

Tennessee avoids bowl ban, fined over $8 million

Tennessee avoided a bowl ban but has been fined more than $8 million by the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions stemming from violations committed during the tenure of former coach Jeremy Pruitt.

www.espn.com

"Among the penalties handed down, Tennessee has been placed on five years' probation, was given an $8 million fine among other financial penalties and will see a total reduction of 28 scholarships; the school was credited for its self-imposed 16-scholarship reduction over the past two seasons."

 

[rfjeff9]

Now that win over Alabama makes sense....

 

[Wild Turkey]

"Pruitt received a six-year show-cause order and would be suspended for the first full season if he was hired by an NCAA school."

Now you know why Nick Saban did not hire him back. Pruitt is done in college.

 

[rsw626]

Now that win over Alabama makes sense....

These all happened under Pruitt, so no.

 

[williewilliejuan]

This is the annual “Let’s point and laugh at USC” thread. They’re the last NCAA program to actually get punished for breaking the rules.

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

He was paying kids $60,000 direct payments and still sucking?

 

[CorpRebel]

This is the annual “Let’s point and laugh at USC” thread. They’re the last NCAA program to actually get punished for breaking the rules.

 

[rfjeff9]

These all happened under Pruitt, so no.

So none of the players benefiting from the violations played last year?

OK.

 

[williewilliejuan]

Too bad @Volbound1700 ragequit. This coulda been fun.

 

[Wild Turkey]

This is the annual “Let’s point and laugh at USC” thread. They’re the last NCAA program to actually get punished for breaking the rules.

28 scholarships ain’t chump change.

 

[williewilliejuan]

28 scholarships ain’t chump change.

Did they take away wins? Heisman trophies? Send a star player into the arms of a Kardashian?

The NCAA has gone soft.

 

[Wild Turkey]

Did they take away wins? Heisman trophies? Send a star player into the arms of a Kardashian?

The NCAA has gone soft.

No Heisman’s to take away.

Embarrassing amount of wins to the point it would be futile to take them away.

Wouldn’t bet against someone tapping a Kardashian as the odds aren’t bad.

 

[williewilliejuan]

No Heisman’s to take away.

Embarrassing amount of wins to the point it would be futile to take them away.

Wouldn’t bet against someone tapping a Kardashian as the odds aren’t bad.

Too bad Hendon Hooker got drafted. Woulda been a good fit.

“Hey, look…it’s Hooker! And isn’t that guy a college QB?”

 

[Red_Alert]

He was paying kids $60,000 direct payments and still sucking?

I read that as a sum. Not each.

 

[Codaxx]

This is the annual “Let’s point and laugh at USC” thread. They’re the last NCAA program to actually get punished for breaking the rules.

It’s is ridiculous. Apparently they have evidence the HC paid him players. Not sure it gets worse than that for “lack of institutional control”.

 

[Codaxx]

Did they take away wins? Heisman trophies? Send a star player into the arms of a Kardashian?

The NCAA has gone soft.

Yes, they have not announced that yet

 

[fordman84]

Is a loss of scholarships really that impactful anymore, in light of NIL?

 

[michaeljordan_fan]

Is a loss of scholarships really that impactful anymore, in light of NIL?

I think so.

Are kids going to be willing to pay for their fake classes with nil money?

 

[fordman84]

I think so.

Are kids going to be willing to pay for their fake classes with nil money?

Just up the NIL amount by the cost of what the scholarship would cover. Instead of $50k for the OL, up it to $100k. Now you don't need the scholarship and can pay for tuition and room/board/food with the extra $50k per year.

 

[Wild Turkey]

Is a loss of scholarships really that impactful anymore, in light of NIL?

I imagine the portal would help more than NIL. With the portal you can skip some of the development slots and take proven players.

That being said numbers are a big thing but it might be possible to offset with walk ons to fill scout team slots.

It’s definitely not as punitive as when USC and Bama went through it.