re: NCAA: "Hundreds of violations occurred in Tennessee football program over 3 seasons"

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Chris Low and Pete Thamel: The Tennessee football program is expected to avoid a bowl ban when the NCAA committee on infractions announces its punishment for the Volunteers on Friday, sources told ESPN.

Sources said Tennessee is expected to receive stiff financial penalties and recruiting restrictions.

Pruitt is receiving a six-year show-cause, sources said. Pruitt has been out of top-level coaching since serving as a New York Giants senior defensive assistant in 2021.

The lack of a bowl ban continues a recent trend in NCAA cases, as the organization has gone away from punishments that are punitive toward current players, especially those who weren't around when the violations occurred.

Tennessee was not charged with a lack of institutional control a year ago when the charges were announced, which lessened the potential scope of the penalties.

The school had spent the past few years self-imposing various penalties, including the loss of 18 total scholarships over the past three years. That is expected to reduce any scholarship restrictions from the NCAA.

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