UCF athletics director Danny White, who helped dramatically raise the Knights’ national profile, has accepted an offer to take over as Tennessee’s next athletics director.
White agreed to a five-year deal to lead the Volunteers, a source confirmed to the Orlando Sentinel. The university recently announced NCAA recruiting violations within the football program that prompted the firing of football coach Jeremy Pruitt.
USA Today Sports’ Dan Wolken was the first to report the White hire and Tennessee formally announced the news Thursday afternoon.