Jeremy began his career at Alabama as a student assistant in 1997. Later in his career, he assisted his father as an assistant coach at Plainview High School (1998, 2000) and Fort Payne (2001-03). He worked as an assistant coach at Hoover High School under Rush Propst from 2006 to 2006. Pruitt joined the Alabama coaching staff in 2007. After the Tide’s 2009 national championship season, he was promoted to defensive backs coach. 2012 National Recruiter of the Year, 247Sports.
Pruitt joined Florida State’s defensive staff in 2013. The Seminoles’ scoring defense was led by him in his lone season. The next year, Pruitt was named Georgia’s defensive coordinator. In 2016, he returned as defensive coordinator. Pruitt replaced Butch Jones as UT’s head coach in December 2017. Despite being ranked No. 16 in preseason surveys, the Volunteers finished 3–7, including a first-ever home loss to Kentucky. After the 2020 season, an internal investigation found evidence of recruiting breaches against Pruitt and nine other coaches and personnel.
