UT infractions case gets more bonkers

[AuricGoldfinger]

Pruitt said he thought about racial inequity and the high-profile killings of Black people when he gave a player’s mother $300 in a Chick-fil-A bag.

Pruitt said a player’s mother showed up in the parking lot outside the UT football complex in tears because of financial hardship. She told him she had nowhere else to turn for money to pay her bills.

Pruitt admitted giving her the cash from his car, where he typically stored it.

He told investigators that he felt sorry for her because of the financial strain caused by the COVID shutdown and that UT’s Student Assistance Fund, which is used for student-athletes with hardships, was tapped out.

And Pruitt said his privilege, her race and social unrest were on his mind.

“Then you throw in George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, okay, so you sit there as a white man and you see all of this going on and you can see these kids suffering,” Pruitt said.

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Bank records showed that Pruitt and assistant coach Brian Niedermeyer made large cash withdrawals on dates surrounding all-expenses-paid recruiting visits and alleged payments to recruits, players and their families.

Both said that didn’t mean anything because it’s normal for them to have large amounts of cash on hand.Pruitt cited his bank records to show that his cash-driven lifestyle dates back to his time at Alabama.

https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/c ... 404609007/

[FayetteDore]

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Bank records showed that Pruitt and assistant coach Brian Niedermeyer (who also coached with Pruitt at Alabama) made large cash withdrawals on dates surrounding all-expenses-paid recruiting visits and alleged payments to recruits, players and their families.

Both said that didn’t mean anything because it’s normal for them to have large amounts of cash on hand.Pruitt cited his bank records to show that his cash-driven lifestyle dates back to his time at Alabama.

https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/c ... 404609007/

As I said in another thread, you can trace this all back to Alabama.

[Doreknox]

I see a Nobel Peace Prize in Jeremy's future.

[VU1970]

" ... where he typically stored it..."

I guess it was his getaway car?

Pruitt said he thought about racial inequity and the high-profile killings of Black people when he gave a player’s mother $300 in a Chick-fil-A bag.

Pruitt said a player’s mother showed up in the parking lot outside the UT football complex in tears because of financial hardship. She told him she had nowhere else to turn for money to pay her bills.

Pruitt admitted giving her the cash from his car, where he typically stored it.

He told investigators that he felt sorry for her because of the financial strain caused by the COVID shutdown and that UT’s Student Assistance Fund, which is used for student-athletes with hardships, was tapped out.

And Pruitt said his privilege, her race and social unrest were on his mind.

“Then you throw in George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, okay, so you sit there as a white man and you see all of this going on and you can see these kids suffering,” Pruitt said.

...

Bank records showed that Pruitt and assistant coach Brian Niedermeyer made large cash withdrawals on dates surrounding all-expenses-paid recruiting visits and alleged payments to recruits, players and their families.

Both said that didn’t mean anything because it’s normal for them to have large amounts of cash on hand.Pruitt cited his bank records to show that his cash-driven lifestyle dates back to his time at Alabama.

https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/c ... 404609007/

[vandy05]

Man, that is low Pruitt, really low. I cheated because of racial inequality. That don't cut it sir.

[Versus75]

.Pruitt cited his bank records to show that his cash-driven lifestyle dates back to his time at Alabama.

But you can’t buy a Chick-Fil-A sandwich or even a hot dog at a Vanderbilt game if you don’t have a credit card, Jeremy.

[Johnmn555]

Can't you forgive him for slipping Emmet Till a couple of bucks?