DECEMBER 7, 2017 - Jeremy Pruitt is introduced as Tennessee's 26th head football coach following a calamitous search that begins with John Currie as Volunteers athletic director and ends with Phillip Fulmer as AD and making the hire.
JANUARY 8, 2018 - After returning to Alabama to finish his stint as defensive coordinator, Pruitt helps the Crimson Tide win their fifth national championship of the Nick Saban era with a 26-23 overtime topping of Georgia.
SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 - The Pruitt era for the Vols opens with a 40-14 loss to No. 17 West Virginia at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.
OCTOBER 13, 2018 - With a 2-3 start that includes 26-point losses to West Virginia, Florida and Georgia, the Vols collect the biggest upset of Pruitt's three seasons, stunning No. 21 Auburn 30-24 inside Jordan-Hare Stadium.
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NOVEMBER 24, 2018 - Tennessee's hopes of a bowl invitation in Pruitt's debut year are shattered in a 38-13 loss at Vanderbilt, the program's third consecutive defeat against Derek Mason's Commodores. The Vols finish the season with a 5-7 mark.
FEBRUARY 6, 2019 - The Vols sign the nation's No. 13 recruiting class, which has the makings of the foundation for the Pruitt era. The crop is headed by five-star offensive tackles Wanya Morris and Darnell Wright, four-star running back Eric Gray and four-star linebacker Henry To'o To'o.
AUGUST 31, 2019 - Tennessee opens Pruitt's second season with a 38-30 loss to Georgia State in Neyland Stadium, the most embarrassing defeat in program history given that the Sun Belt's Panthers were coming off a 2-10 year.
OCTOBER 19, 2019 - ESPN cameras catch Pruitt grabbing the facemask of quarterback Jarrett Guarantano to get his attention following a Guarantano fumble at the Alabama goal line that resulted in a 100-yard score for the Crimson Tide.
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JANUARY 2, 2020 - Tennessee completes a six-game winning streak and caps an 8-5 season with a 23-22 comeback triumph over Indiana in the Gator Bowl.
OCTOBER 3, 2020 - It's the high-water mark of the Pruitt era, as a 35-12 whipping of Missouri inside Neyland Stadium results in an eight-game winning streak dating back to the previous year and a No. 14 ranking in the Associated Press poll.
OCTOBER 17, 2020 - With an abrupt crash, Pruitt's program is thrown into complete disarray during a 34-7 loss to visiting Kentucky, a team that had not won in Knoxville since 1984. Pruitt fires defensive line coach Jimmy Brumbaugh the next day and takes over Brumbaugh's duties.
DECEMBER 5, 2020 - Tennessee loses to Florida 31-19, dropping Pruitt to 0-9 against Alabama, Florida and Georgia with nine double-digit defeats. It also marks the sixth straight loss for the Vols following a 2-0 start.
DECEMBER 19, 2020 - Reports surface of an internal investigation into compliance concerns within the program. Following a 34-13 loss to Texas A&M that saddled the Vols with a 3-7 record, Pruitt was asked about the investigation and said, "Anytime in college football or college athletics, you have typical compliance stuff, and that's all I know."
DECEMBER 21, 2020 - A day after getting invited to the Liberty Bowl, the Vols pull out of the matchup with West Virginia due to multiple positive COVID tests, including Pruitt.
JANUARY 18, 2021 - Pruitt is fired for cause after the investigation determined that violations occurred and were concealed. His final record was 16-19. Outside linebackers coach Shelton Felton and inside linebackers coach Brian Niedermeyer are also terminated as a result of Tennessee's findings.
- Compiled by David Paschall
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