Done Deal:Tennessee football fined $8M, reportedly vacating 11 wins for NCAA violations under ex-coach Jeremy Pruitt
The NCAA’s ruling stated, “The panel declines to prescribe a postseason competition suspension for Tennessee, given the institution’s excellent cooperation and the board’s recent direction on penalties.”
“The panel recommends an increased financial penalty in place of a postseason competition ban, which would eliminate $8 million in revenue that the institution would have otherwise received from playoff competition in the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
The entire financial penalty will exceed $9 million when combined with the mandatory core financial penalty and a fee to address ineligible competition by Tennessee football student-athletes in a 2020 bowl game.
