Media roasts Jeremy Pruitt, Tennessee after blowout loss to Kentucky

Kentucky did something Saturday that it hasn’t done since 1984 — win a game at Neyland Stadium, and the Cats blew out the Vols 34-7.

Coming into Saturday, Kentucky had lost 17 straight games in Knoxville, but that all changed and quickly.

Vols quarterback Jarrett Guarantano turned it over 3 times in the first half, including back-to-back pick-sixes. That got Guarantano benched for backup JT Shrout, and Shrout then threw an INT on the very next drive. Freshman quarterback Harrison Bailey also played in the 4th quarter.

Saturday marked the largest margin of victory for Kentucky over Tennessee since 1935.

Tennessee’s defense still couldn’t stop Kentucky in the second half, though, as the Wildcats outscored the Vols 17-0, and the Vols defense struggled tackling late.

Following the game, reactions poured in on the Vols and Jeremy Pruitt:

If anyone in the Tennessee program ever for one second thought this team was too talented for something like this to happen, that would be an indefensible level of foolishness.

— Wes Rucker (@wesrucker247) October 17, 2020

Kentucky pushing #Vols around during the play, Tennessee trying to act like the tougher guy after the play.

Not how winners act.

Alarming lack of discipline.

— Wes Rucker (@wesrucker247) October 17, 2020

🤦🏽‍♂️

— Josh Dobbs (@josh_dobbs1) October 17, 2020

We’re an embarrassment and a joke and it’s 100% on Jeremy Pruitt

I’m not upset, I’m angry

— Austin Brown (@Austin_Vols) October 17, 2020

Jeremy Pruitt may be the best assistant coach in the country. Head coach? Not so sure anymore.

— V͎O͎L͎d͎e͎m͎o͎r͎t͎⚡️ (@vo_ldemort) October 17, 2020

END THIRD: Kentucky 27, Tennessee 7

Jeremy Pruitt’s stock was crazy high two weeks ago. It’s taken a massive hit the last five quarters. Two unsportsmanlike penalties in as many series on the Vols, including a kick to the crotch. All-around embarrassing stuff.

— Kyle Tucker (@KyleTucker_ATH) October 17, 2020

Jeremy Pruitt’s defense has now quit too.

— Chad Withrow (@withrowzone) October 17, 2020

Really believed Tennessee was past the place in Jeremy Pruitt’s third season where getting blown at home by Kentucky was even a remote possibility.

There’s no embarrassment in losing to UK anymore. Stoops has done a great job. But losing in this manner is shameful.

— David Cobb (@DavidWCobb) October 17, 2020

Whatever Jarrett Guarantano has on Jeremy Pruitt probably makes the Steele Dossier look like a kindergarten report card.

— Scott Morefield (@SKMorefield) October 17, 2020

Jeremy Pruitt might have Tennessee heading in the right direction, but man, they don’t have a good QB on their roster.

— Jacob Cox (@jacobcox_24) October 17, 2020