Sources: Fulmer has agreed to contract buyout at Tennessee

Sources: Fulmer has agreed to contract buyout at Tennessee

Tennessee’s Phillip Fulmer, headed for possibly the worst season in his 17-year head coaching career in Knoxville, has agreed to a buyout, according to sources close to the athletic department.
The Vols are 3-6 overall, 1-5 in the Southeastern Conference, averaging 9 points per game in SEC play. They play a non-conference game at home against Wyoming on Saturday.
Fulmer, who will receive a $6 million buyout to be spread out over 48 months, will coach the rest of the season. An announcement is scheduled at 4 p.m. CST inside Neyland Stadium, just before a Vols’ men’s basketball exhibition at Thompson-Boling Arena.

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11/3/08