The Tennessee Volunteers fired men's basketball coach Donnie Tyndall after one season Friday, though athletic director Dave Hart says the university never would have hired him if they knew the details of his unethical conduct at Southern Miss program during his tenure there.
Hart fired Tyndall on Friday after details of his activities at Southern Miss were revealed in an NCAA investigation, though UT officials have said they did their due diligence of vetting Tyndall's background before hiring him.
Tyndall will be accused by the NCAA, under the new coach control policy, of financial and academic violations, according to a source with direct knowledge.