FILE- In this Sept. 22, 2018, file photo, Tennessee head coach Jeremy Pruitt, center, talks to his players in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Florida in Knoxville, Tenn. The Volunteers have lost 15 straight interdivisional games and haven’t beaten an SEC West team since 2010. Tennessee will try to end that skid when it faces SEC West opponents each of the next two weeks, including a Saturday visit to No. 21 Auburn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne, File)

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)