tennessee

tssaa
January 8, 2024

Lacrosse becomes official TSSAA varsity sport

The Legislative Council of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) held a special meeting last year to address two agenda items involving the sanctioning of Lacrosse and to discuss implementation issues related to the recent chang...


tennessee
January 3, 2024

Tennessee teacher, coach accused of sexual harassment

A Tennessee high school teacher and baseball coach has been under investigation and subsequently disciplined following allegations of inappropriate conduct toward female students. Jacob Witter, who taught at Rockwood (TN) High School and coached b...


tennessee
July 18, 2023

Tennessee Football must vacate 2019-20 wins for Pruitt violations

The history books will not recognize the Tennessee football program's bounce-back efforts over the last few years. Due to penalties handed down by the NCAA for multiple violations under head coach Jeremy Pruitt, the Volunteers are being forced to vac...


skydiver
October 25, 2022

Skydiver Falls to Death During High School Pre-Game Ceremony

A Tennessee man skydiving during a pre-game ceremony at a local high school football game has died following the hard landing last week. In a statement, Washington County Schools Superintendent Jerry Boyd said the diver jumped at the David Crocket...


lsu
October 24, 2022

LSU Fined $250K For Storming Field After Ole Miss Win

The Southeastern Conference (SEC) has imposed another six-figure fine after fans stormed the field following a victory. LSU, in their win 45-20 win over No. 7 Ole Miss on Saturday, was the most recent school to be levied a fine to the tune of $250,00...


violations
July 25, 2022

NCAA Hands Out 18 Violations to Tennessee Football Program

The NCAA has officially charged Tennessee's football program with 18 Level I alleged rules violations for impermissible recruiting benefits under former head coach Jeremy Pruitt Among other allegations, Pruitt is accused of providing about $9,000 ...


espn
June 6, 2022

ESPN Announcer Incorrectly Reports Tennessee Player Used PEDs

An ESPN announcer apologized over the weekend after falsely broadcasting that a Tennessee baseball player was suspended from the NCAA tournament for using performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). Troy Eklund, a former Arkansas baseball player turned ES...


vitello
April 19, 2022

Tennessee Baseball Coach Suspended 4 Games for Bumping Umpire

University of Tennessee head baseball coach Tony Vitello has been suspended for four games. Vitello, who was ejected in the Volunteers’ 9-2 win over Alabama Saturday night, was given a four-game suspension by the NCAA after being thrown out by t...