According to a report by John Brice and 247Sports, two Tennessee reserve offensive linemen are leaving the program.
Brice indicated that senior tackle Dontavius Blair and sophomore Ray Raulerson quit the team and are looking at transferring down to I-AA programs. Neither player was figured to have a starting role in 2016.
Have multiple folks on campus indicating to me that 2 #Vols reserve OL have quit the team.
— John Brice (@JohnDBrice1) June 23, 2016
Not VB. Campus folks say Raulerson & Blair; even UT spokesman says he's heard rumblings on one. Also sources tell me I-AA schools on both.
— John Brice (@JohnDBrice1) June 24, 2016
Blair is a fifth-year senior tackle originally from Anniston, Alabama, while Raulerson is a redshirt sophomore from Tampa, Florida. Blair came to Tennessee from Garden City C.C., and he played in nine games in 2015, making no starts. Raulerson played in five games last season.
Assuming both players transfer down to I-AA schools, it would allow them to play this season without sitting out a year.
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