Coaches across the country, in both college and NFL football, have been struggling with sideline mask mandates. Several NFL coaches faced hefty fines earlier in the season for failing to wear masks, and the NFL has warned that coaches could be flagged this weekend for talking to referees without masks.
Tennessee Volunteers football coach Jeremy Pruitt, to his credit, wore a beck gaiter on Saturday for the Vols’ game against Georgia – but the way he wore it caused him to go viral on Twitter. Pruitt was repeatedly shown during the game with the entirety of his head covered by the gaiter, except for his mouth and nose. You know, the important parts.
Jeremy Pruitt is wearing a mask covering every part of his face but his mouth pic.twitter.com/QcYH0iUJbV
— Matt Jones (@KySportsRadio) October 10, 2020
Who wore it better?
RT for Jeremy Pruitt
Like for ET pic.twitter.com/l9D4fypiWg— SEC Slow Smoked (@SECSlowSmoked) October 10, 2020
Live look at Jeremy Pruitt’s “mask” pic.twitter.com/amiiTdgHey
— John Theus (@jtheus71) October 10, 2020
Jeremy Pruitt looking like he's in Monty Python and the Holy Grail 😂 pic.twitter.com/bZ9sBH6aNv
— Stadium (@Stadium) October 10, 2020
Jeremy Pruitt pioneering new levels of not understanding how masks work pic.twitter.com/Lgyxz85Cgq
— Amanda Mull (@amandamull) October 10, 2020
Jeremy Pruitt: “COVID comes through the ears right?
TN staffer: “Umm I don’t th-“
Pruitt: “Say less.” pic.twitter.com/zQxc5aHfuf— Devin Walker (@Devin_Walker2) October 10, 2020
Jeremy Pruitt with the reverse mask. It covers everything except his nose and his mouth. pic.twitter.com/kvHImoZl2a
— Frank Whitman (@DooleyOtt) October 10, 2020
jeremy pruitt out here like pic.twitter.com/yyOiCznpFH
— carley (@carley_savannah) October 10, 2020
Why does Jeremy Pruitt continue to wear his gaiter like Katharine Hepburn in Rooster Cogburn? pic.twitter.com/PmoGJoFcDq
— Auric Goldfinger (@AuricGoldfnger) October 10, 2020
Am I doing this right Coach Pruitt? pic.twitter.com/cmD3FGVgrc
— RockyTopRev (@PastorJustinR) October 10, 2020
Pruitt did the same thing last week, but mostly flew under the radar.
SEC: “wear your Masks or else…”
Pruitt: “you said wear them you didn’t say how” pic.twitter.com/MCepyxNWmt
— Matt McCoy (@matt_mccoy18) October 3, 2020
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