KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 24 (UPI) -- The NCAA announced Wednesday it has effectively banned former Tennessee men's basketball Coach Bruce Pearl from taking a college job for the next three years.
The ruling means that any school within the NCAA that wants to hire Pearl during the next three years must offer an explanation of why it should be allowed to do so. A one-year show-cause ban was placed on Pearl's former assistant coaches, Tony Jones, Jason Shay and Steve Forbes.