Former Tennessee football coach Jeremy Pruitt has sued the NCAA, claiming $100 million in lost wages due to his 2021 firing and six-year show-cause penalty. In the lawsuit, Pruitt alleges that Tennessee and the NCAA conspired to make him the “sacrificial lamb” for rules violations that preceded his tenure as Volunteers coach.

Former Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt filed a lawsuit against the NCAA on Thursday claiming that the association "conspired" with the University of Tennessee and other parties to make Pruitt a "sacrificial lamb" in an investigation into recruiting violations,

Former Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt has sued the NCAA and says he’s been “subject to an unfair, wrongful, and inconsistent NCAA investigation and ruling with potentially career-ending penalties.” Pruitt was fired from his job with the Volunteers in January 2021 after allegations of improper payments to players.