Today, it was reported that former Tennessee Vols basketball coach Bruce Pearl would be handed a 3-year ’show-cause’ penalty from the NCAA. One of the harshest penalties the NCAA can levy against a (former) head coach.
The University, according to the report, wouldn’t be penalized any further.
The report if true will bring a bit of closure for the [...]
ESPN’s Andy Katz is reporting that the NCAA will announce on Wednesday that former Tennessee Vols men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl will be handed a 3-year ‘Show Cause’ ban for NCAA violations that took place while Pearl was at the University.
A show-cause penalty means a school wanting to hire a coach serving that penalty must [...]
It has been confirmed that University of Tennessee Vols Athletic Director Mike Hamilton is resigning this morning after an extremely rough last couple of years for the Vols’ athletic programs.
UT President Joe DiPietro sent an email this morning to the Board of Trustees informing them of the resignation.
“He’s an outstanding guy who’s done a lot [...]
The Tennessee Vols wasted no time in replacing fired head basketball coach Bruce Pearl. The Vols have announced Missouri State coach Cuonzo Martin as the next coach to lead the program.
The men’s program is likely to face probation and sanctions from Pearl’s malfeasance with NCAA investigators. Pearl lied to investigators about a photo that was [...]
Here are a few of the many instant Twitter reactions for sports media figures, athletes, and fans alike in response to the Tennessee Vols firing Bruce Pearl as their head men’s basketball coach on Monday.
Erik Ainge – @ErikAinge3: for the second time in my life im ashamed of my own university, I know the big [...]
It has been an extremely hectic couple of years not only for the University of Tennessee Vols men’s basketball program but for the UT Athletic Department as a whole since the Lane Kiffin hiring debacle.
Head basketball coach Bruce Pearl and the Vols have been in trouble since Pearl entertained high school juniors at his house [...]
Bruce Pearl has not officially been fired as head basketball coach at Tennessee, but that’s a pretty good way to bet. His job appears to be secure for the duration of the Vols’ tenure in this years NCAA Tournament, but that’s about as far as Tennessee officials are willing to go. The Associated Press reports:
Tennessee [...]
The NCAA has delivered it’s letter of finding to the Tennessee Vols regarding possible NCAA violations by the men’s basketball program.
According to Fox Sports Jeff Goodman, the NCAA will allege Vols head coach basketball coach Bruce Pearl of ‘Unethical Conduct’ along with ‘Failure to Promote an Atmosphere of Compliance (with the NCAA).’
The letter will also [...]
Tennessee Vols head (men’s) basketball coach Bruce Pearl has been reprimanded and sanctioned by the University of Tennessee for lying and misleading NCAA investigators.
Pearl was extremely emotional at the press conference the Vols held Friday afternoon.
“I apologize from the bottom of my heart that I let everyone down,” an emotional Pearl said at a press [...]
At an event to benefit many local charities, Tennessee head Basketball Coach Bruce Pearl made an off-script joke about the challenges he faces getting so many diverse players to play as a team.
“I’ve got a tough job. I’ve got to put these guys from different worlds together, right?” Pearl said. “I’ve got guys from Chicago, [...]
