Tennessee Fires DL Coach After 4 Games - Buyout is $830,000

[A_Slab_of_Bacon]

Why Jeremy Pruitt fired Tennessee football assistant coach Jimmy Brumbaugh after 4 games

Jimmy Brumbaugh is out after four games as the Tennessee football defensive line coach.

www.knoxnews.com

After just 4 games + that buyout ... this seems bonkers.

 

[fmlizard]

Did he throw two pick sixes?

 

[matt]

Bo Pelini with his LSU defense.

 

[PMWinSTP]

Wow, seems like total kneejerk.

 

[GopherWeatherGuy]

Did he throw two pick sixes?

Exactly. They continue to start a terrible QB, but it’s the DL coaches fault?

 

[nsmike]

It looks like, unreasonable expectations, on the part of the HC.

 

[MNVCGUY]

It looks like, unreasonable expectations, on the part of the HC.

This reeks of something behind the scenes and probably isn't related to on the field performance at all. Just a guess on my part but firing a position coach during the season is not a common practice in college football at all.

 

[Otis]

Maybe he called the Coach the wrong name