And the hits just keep on coming:
Tennessee head basketball coach Bruce Pearl has admitted he provided "incorrect and misleading information" to NCAA investigators looking into question about Vol staffers making excessive recruiting calls. The university is docking his pay $1.5 million over the next five years, and UT has ceded most of its ability to recruit off-campus for a year . . . all in the hope that these self-imposed sanctions will allay harsher penalties from the NCAA itself.
In his press conference, Pearl said "I've made some serious mistakes, and for that I'm truly sorry. I let my players down . . . I will not let you down like this again." He further stated that he had "no tolerable answer" for why he did not tell the truth to NCAA investigators during the course of the 17 months they have been looking into the program.
Hey, could YOU keep a lie straight for that long? Besides, it might just be a case of Bruce trying to keep up with the John'es.
