Just broke all over Twitter.

 

Shame shame shame.

Tennessee fires men's basketball coach Donnie Tyndall

 

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee has fired basketball coach Donnie Tyndall after one season.

 

 

 

 

 

Tyndall's firing comes as the NCAA investigates his two-year stay at Southern Mississippi, where he coached before coming to Tennessee last year.

 

Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart said in a statement Friday it is "highly likely" Tyndall will face "significant penalties" after the NCAA completes its inquiry. He added that the decision by the school is "in the best interests of the University of Tennessee."

 

CBS Sports first reported Tyndall's dismissal. A news conference is scheduled for later in the day.

 

Tyndall was 16-16 in his lone season at Tennessee while dealing with the NCAA investigation. His successor will become Tennessee's third coach in three years and fourth in six years.

 

Bruce Pearl, who led Tennessee to NCAA Tournament appearances in each of his six seasons, but was fired in 2011 amid an NCAA investigation. Tennessee replaced Pearl with Cuonzo Martin, who reached two NITs and one NCAA Tournament in three years before leaving for California.

 

When Martin departed, Tennessee hired Tyndall from Southern Mississippi.

 

Tyndall was facing with questions about his actions at Southern Miss before he ever coached a game for Tennessee. Southern Mississippi revealed in November that it was under investigation.

 

Later that month, two members of Tyndall's Tennessee staff left the program.

 

Assistant coach Adam Howard resigned for what the school described as personal reasons and special assistant to the head coach R.J. Rush stepped down, citing family reasons.

 

Southern Mississippi announced in January that it was self-imposing a postseason ban for its men's basketball program and acknowledged the investigation centered on the 2012-13 and 2013-14 academic years, when Tyndall was the Golden Eagles' coach.

 

When Southern Mississippi announced in November that it was under investigation, Tennessee athletic department spokesman Jimmy Stanton said the Vols had an "extensive vetting process" before hiring Tyndall. Stanton said the vetting process included "very specific conversations with the NCAA and school officials at Southern Miss regarding compliance during coach Tyndall's tenure there, during which no issues were brought to our attention."

 

Tyndall's contract at Tennessee allows the school to fire him for cause if he is found to have committed an NCAA Level I or Level II violation "whether the conduct occurred during (Tyndall's) employment with the university or another NCAA-member institution."

 

Tyndall had a history of being connected to NCAA violations before Tennessee hired him.

 

While Tyndall was at Morehead State, the program was placed on probation for two years in August 2010 because of violations related to booster activity. The school's self-imposed penalties included the loss of one scholarship and other recruiting restrictions. At Tyndall's introductory press conference last year, Hart said he reviewed the situation "very thoroughly" and had no concerns about it moving forward.

 

"I don't shy away from responsibility," Tyndall said during his introductory press conference. "I learned from it, I grew from it and I certainly never expect to go through it again."

Dang, so UT fired him for what he did at Southern Mississippi? I guess their vetting process isn't as extensive as they say it is.

Dang, so UT fired him for what he did at Southern Mississippi? I guess their vetting process isn't as extensive as they say it is.

 

Thing the violations were a lot worse than they had anticipated. After the Pearl situation, UT had no choice IMO.

Dang, so UT fired him for what he did at Southern Mississippi? I guess their vetting process isn't as extensive as they say it is.

 

Another case of the NCAA being a joke. UT vets him with the NCAA and the NCAA says good to go. Then a few months later they put the hammer down. It reminds me of the NCAA telling Cal to go ahead and play Derrick Rose then blasting away after the season. The NCAA does not serve their members well in these situations.

Sucks, one of the few D1 coaches I know and is a good one.

Another case of the NCAA being a joke. UT vets him with the NCAA and the NCAA says good to go. Then a few months later they put the hammer down. It reminds me of the NCAA telling Cal to go ahead and play Derrick Rose then blasting away after the season. The NCAA does not serve their members well in these situations.

 

What are they supposed to do when they uncover things they didn't know about previously? Just turn a blind eye?

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Is that Tyndall?

I had heard on CBS sports yesterday that this was going to probably happen next week ,at least he is going to be punished and just not the school he left.

I think UT knew this was a possibility when they hired him, hence the stipulation in his contract that he could be fired for NCAA violations at a prior school.

 

I think UT hoped they wouldn't be too bad.

Do you think Greg Marshal would take an offer from Tennessee before Bama? I think so.

Do you think Greg Marshal would take an offer from Tennessee before Bama? I think so.

 

I wouldn't take either one.

I wouldn't take either one.

 

Especially with Texas waiting in the wings....

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I thought he was your boy?