Posted inCollege Athletics Colleges and Universities Fines (Penalties) Football (College) National Collegiate Athletic Assn Pruitt, Jeremy (1974- ) University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee Fined Millions for Cash Payments to Athletes
The N.C.A.A. said Tennessee had a culture of wrongful payments to athletes, including cash for hotels, meals and car payments, among other things. The university was fined $8 million but avoided a postseason ban.