FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2018, file photo, Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt yells at an official during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Florida in Knoxville, Tenn. Pruitt, a former defensive coordinator on Saban's Alabama staff, faces the toughest challenge of his debut season as head coach Saturday when Tennessee hosts the top-ranked Crimson Tide. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)

FILE - In this April 22, 2017, file photo, Alabama defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt, coach of the White team, yells to his team during Alabama's annual A-Day spring NCAA college football game in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt speaks from experience when he says this may be the best Alabama team of Nick Saban’s 12-year tenure. Pruitt was part of Saban’s staff for four national championship teams. Now he’s a first-year head coach preparing to face the top-ranked Tide. (Gary Cosby Jr./The Tuscaloosa News via AP, File)