The NCAA informed Jacksonville State it could hire former Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt as an analyst, the school announced on Friday.

Pruitt, who was sentenced to a six-year "show cause" order after an NCAA infractions ruling in 2023, will coach for the first time since he was fired at Tennessee in January, 2021.

Following a formal show-cause hearing held on Oct. 23, the NCAA Committee on Infractions determined that Jacksonville State demonstrated "sufficient cause" to modify the remaining terms of Pruitt's show-cause order, allowing his employment in the restricted analyst position.

Pruitt will work in a role that doesn't include interacting with recruits and will have limited interaction with the players. He has already served a year-long suspension from coaching in games, and pa

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