Jeremy Pruitt is out in Tennessee.

The university fired the third-year coach on Monday amidst an ongoing internal investigation into recruiting violations.

The university and NCAA are investigating alleged recruiting violations within the program.

Because he is being fired for cause, Tennessee will not pay his buyout clause, which was set for $12,880,000, according to the USA Today coaching salary database.

Additionally, four members of the on-campus recruiting staff, the director and assistant director of player personnel and a football analyst have also been fired. .

Tennessee plans to hire a new athletic director first, a process that current AD Phil Fulmer will partake in as he bridges the gap to his successor, before hiring a new football coach.

News broke during Tennessee's final game of the regular season that the program is under investigation for alleged recruiting violations.

Tennessee awarded Pruitt with a $400,000 raise and extension through the 2025 season following the end of the 2019 season

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