It's official: Tennessee fires head coach Bruce Pearl

In one of my previous posts I discussed the NCAA violations that were up against Tennessee men's basketball coach Bruce Pearl.  As a result of those violations, Bruce Pearl and all of his assistants have been fired.  Coach Pearl and his assitants were cited for unethical conduct and misleading of investiagtions by the NCAA committee.  Tennessee has been charged with multiple violations after Coach Pearl admittedly lied about holding a cookout for recruits at his home.  Unfortunately this has not been the only time that Pearl has not been in compliance and as a result he has lost 1.5 million dollars over the years and lost the privilege of recruiting off campus.  What makes this situation worse is that after Pearl admitted his faults in a press conference, four days later there were rumors that there have been more violations with another recruit he was after.  That was the final straw for Tennessee which ultimately lead to his termination as the head coach along with his assitant coaches.  It is a sad time for Bruce Pearl, but this is a prime example of how important it is to be compliant with the NCAA at all times or else severe consequences will be invoked.