October 05, 2004
Fulmer Must Now Give Deposition in Smith Case
After months of trying to avoid having to go under oath in a lawsuit against him, the court system finally caught up to Tennessee head coach Phillip Fulmer. He will be required to give his deposition in a defamation lawsuit filed by former UT player Kenny Smith and Smiths' parents. They allege that Fulmer made baseless and slanderous accusations in 2000 that Smith's mother was having an affair with an Alabama assistant coach, a charge that Fulmer has allegedly owned up to.
From SI.com:
[Smiths' attorney Philip] Shanks said [former Alabama assistant coach Danny] Pearman talked to Fulmer about the statements and Fulmer apologized to him.
"The coach called him on the telephone and Fulmer admitted making the statement and admitted it was not true and admitted he knew it wasn't true," Shanks said.
Fulmer declined to comment Monday afternoon at practice.
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