Tennessee football coach Jeremy Pruitt discusses balancing new job with Vols while at Alabama

Patrick Brown

govols247.com

Jeremy Pruitt speaks during his introduction ceremony as Tennessee's next head football coach Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, at the Neyland Stadium Peyton Manning Locker Room in Knoxville.

Even after helping Tennessee officially add 14 players during the early signing period earlier this month, Jeremy Pruitt hasn't taken his focus entirely off his new job with the Vols after returning to Alabama to help the Crimson Tide prepare for the College Football Playoff.

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Instead he truly has been balancing his old and new jobs.

Understandably Pruitt wanted the focus to be on Alabama's CFP semifinal game against Clemson on Monday night when he spoke to reporters at the Allstate Sugar Bowl media day on Friday morning in New Orleans.