UT football coach Pruitt gets extension & raise

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16th ranked Tennessee has given Coach Jeremy Pruitt a raise and a contract extension through 2025 after two seasons on the job. Tennessee announced the two-year extension Thursday that also will increase Pruitt’s pay $400,000 from this season to $4.2 million in 2021.Pruitt is 13-12 as a head coach heading into Saturday night’s season opener at South Carolina.