Tenn track coach, Beth Alford-Sullivan, pulls an all-time scumbag move

Deadspin: Cuts 6 players 2 weeks into school year

Long story short... She just took over as head coach over the summer, and spent the time leading up to the fall semester patting herself on the back about how she was able to retain her recruiting class. 2 weeks into the school year, she calls in 6 players (3 of which incoming freshmen) and cut them from the team, effective immediately. All cut athletes are barred from their athletic and training facilities and scholarships have been stripped. If they decide to transfer to another school, they must sit out another year, per NCAA restrictions.

Per the article:

The athletes were immediately banned from using Tennessee facilities and equipment, and face another year out of competition if they attempt to transfer to a different SEC school. NCAA track recruiting is different from that in major sports; the number of scholarships available is usually less than the number of scholarship athletes, so many of those athletes are forced to pay a percentage of the out-of-state tuition from their own pockets. These scholarship restrictions also make it extremely difficult for athletes in so-called "equivalency" sports like track to transfer mid-year without paying the full cost of tuition at their new school.