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Tennessee head coaches will hold rare joint press conference

FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2015 file photo, Tennessee head coach Butch Jones points to the scoreboard during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game against Missouri in Columbia, Mo. Tennessee head coaches will hold a rare joint press conference Tuesday morning, Feb. 23, 2016, two weeks after a group of unidentified women sued the school over its handling of sexual assault complaints made against student-athletes. Athletic department spokesman Ryan Robinson said Monday night the coaches decided they wanted to make themselves available to answer questions on a variety of issues. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson, File) FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2015 file photo, Tennessee head coach Butch Jones points to the scoreboard during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game against Missouri in Columbia, Mo. Tennessee head coaches will hold a rare joint press conference Tuesday morning, Feb. 23, 2016, two weeks after a group of unidentified women sued the school over its handling of sexual assault complaints made against student-athletes. Athletic department spokesman Ryan Robinson said Monday night the coaches decided they wanted to make themselves available to answer questions on a variety of issues. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson, File)

By Associated Press February 22, 2016 1 min read

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Tennessee head coaches will hold a rare joint press conference Tuesday morning, two weeks after a group of unidentified women sued the school over its handling of sexual assault complaints made against student-athletes.

Athletic department spokesman Ryan Robinson said Monday night the 16 coaches decided they wanted to make themselves available to answer questions on a variety of issues.

The release announcing the press conference doesn’t specify what will be discussed.

The federal lawsuit filed Feb. 9 in Nashville alleges that the school has violated Title IX regulations and created a “hostile sexual environment” through a policy of indifference toward assaults by student-athletes.

Tennessee football coach Butch Jones said Saturday that his program doesn’t have a culture problem. He declined to discuss the specifics of the lawsuit.