Jeremy Pruitt

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Jeremy Pruitt (born May 28, 1974) is the head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers football team.

He was previously the defensive coordinator for Alabama (2016–2017), Georgia (2014–2015), and Florida State (2013).

Pruitt's defenses often rank in the top ten nationally in total defense and related categories as a defensive coordinator.

Pruitt spent time in Alabama as Director of Player Development (2007-2009) before becoming the Crimson Tide's defensive backs coach in 2010.

He began as an assistant coach at the high school level before joining the college ranks.

Pruitt was a 2013 finalist for the Broyles Award, which is given annually to the nation's top college football assistant coach, and she was also a finalist in 2016.

Pruitt appeared on TV series Two-A-Days in 2006 as an assistant coach at Hoover High School in Hoover, Alabama.

Personal life

Pruitt has three sons, Jayse, Ridge, and Flynt, and she is married to Casey East.

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Early life and playing career

Pruitt was born in Rainsville, Alabama, the son of Dale and Melissa Pruitt. His father is a long-served high school head coach with stints at Pisgah (1982–1983), Plainview (1984–2013), Ft. Payne (2005–2019), Albertville (2016–2019), and Dade County (2019). Jeremy played for his father at Plainview, where he was named all-state in 1991 and 1992 and helped the team set a 48-0 record.

Under Hall of Fame head coach Boots Donnelly, Pruitt began his college football career at Middle Tennessee State. He was recruited as a quarterback but switched to defensive back in freshman year. He attended the University of Alabama, where he was a freshman under coach Gene Stallings. He appeared in nine games during his junior season as a member of the 1995 Alabama squad and seven games during his senior season as a member of the Outback Bowl-winning 1996 team. Pruitt, as a player, mentored All-American teammate Kevin Jackson in Bill Oliver's tumultuous schemes.

Coaching career

Pruitt began coaching on the 1997 Alabama team, where he primarily worked under defensive backs coach Curley Hallman.

Pruitt spent time as an assistant coach at Plainview High School in 1998, 2000, and 2003 at Fort Payne.

Pruitt began coaching defensive backs in 1999 at West Alabama, where he earned his degree.

Pruitt served as an assistant coach at Hoover High School from 2004 to 2006, winning state championships in 2004 and 2005. While at Hoover, he appeared on the first season of MTV reality television show Two-A-Days, which aired in the fall of 2006 and concentrated on students at Hoover.

Pruitt was hired as Director of Player Growth by the Alabama coaching staff in 2007. Pruitt was named the Tide's defensive backs coach after Alabama's 2009 national championship season. Alabama's secondary led the SEC in passing efficiency in 2010 during his first season, starring one All-American, Mark Barron. The 2011 Alabama secondary ranked No. 1 in pass defense and passing efficiency, and it featured three All-Americans, Barron, Dr. Kirkpatrick, and DeQuan Menzie. In the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft, both Barron and Kirkpatrick were selected. Pruitt's 2012 secondary ranked seventh nationally in pass defense, with Jim Thorpe finalist Dee Milliner taking first place. 247Sports named him National Recruiter of the Year in 2012.

Pruitt was hired as the defensive coordinator at Florida State in 2013. In his lone season with the Seminoles, his defense ranked number one in scoring defense, allowing just 12.1 points per game, and third in total defense, assisting the 2013 Seminoles in winning the national championship.

Pruitt joined the Georgia coaching staff as the defensive coordinator in 2014. His 2014 defensive team ranked 17th in total defense and placed in the top ten in turnover margin and passing yards allowed. Pruitt's 2015 team at Georgia finished the season ranked seventh nationally in total defense and led the nation in the fewest passing yards allowed per game.

Pruitt was back to Alabama as the defensive coordinator in 2016, after losing Kirby Smart, who had been pushed to become the head coach at Georgia. His 2016 defensive team led the nation in scoring defense and rushing defense, and was ranked second in total defense. His 2017 Alabama defensive unit finished second in total defense and first in scoring defense during the regular season. In the 2017 season, the unit was a member of the National Championship team.

Pruitt was hired as the head coach at the University of Tennessee in December 2017, caping a turbulent coaching search that culminated in the dismissal of head coach Butch Jones and resulting in the replacement of athletic director John Currie by Hall of Fame coach Phillip Fulmer. In the Belk College Kickoff against the #17 West Virginia Mountaineers on September 1, 2018, he made his Tennessee head coaching debut. The Volunteers lost by a score of 40–14. Pruitt was the head coach of ETSU's first game this week. In Pruitt's first Neyland Stadium game, the Vols defeated the Buccaneers by a score of 59–3. Pruitt coached the Volunteers to their first victory over a SEC West team since 2010. On November 10, he helped the Volunteers beat the #10 Kentucky Wildcats 24-7. Pruitt's first season as the Volunteers' head coach, compiled a 5–7 overall record and a 2–6 record in SEC play.

According to 247sports.com, Tennessee ranked No. 3 in the overall recruiting class for the 2019 season. With a loss to Georgia State University and BYU, the Volunteers began the season. They won their first victory of the season against University of Tennessee in Chattanooga by a score of 45–0, which was their second shutout under Pruitt. The Volunteers defeated the Mississippi State Bulldogs by a score of 20–10 in their second game of the season, giving the Volunteers their first SEC victory of the 2019 season. Pruitt led the Volunteers to a five-game winning streak and earned bowl eligibility following a 2–5 start to the season. Pruitt won his first bowl victory as head coach of Tennessee in the 2020 Gator Bowl against Indiana, defeating Indiana 23–22.

Despite the fact that the Volunteers were ranked No. 1 in the 2020 season, they were still ranked No. 1 in the nation's top 100. They finished 3–7, with a home loss to Kentucky for the first time in 36 years. Pruitt was fired after an internal probe revealed evidence of recruitment misconduct after the 2020 season. Nine other coaches and workers were also fired.

Pruitt was hired by the New York Giants as a senior defensive assistant under defensive coordinator Patrick Graham and head coach Joe Judge on March 10, 2021. After the 2021 season ended, he was not retained.

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