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Former, current players have diverse reactions to Jalen Hurd’s departure
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The departure of Tennessee RB Jalen Hurd on Monday morning took the college football world by storm.
It’s rather surprising — considering Hurd was UT’s starting tailback for the past few seasons. Entering the 2016 season, he was only 891 yards away from becoming Tennessee’s all-time leading rusher.
Regardless, his departure has completely shook things up. It’s caused an uproar on social media. Multiple players — past and present — have commented on the news.
Pig Howard was a receiver for the Vols. He led the team in receiving in back-to-back years (2013, ’14) before being dismissed from the team in 2015 for a violation of team rules.
He tweeted these somewhat cryptic thoughts on Hurd’s status:
Not surprised.
— PigHoward (@Hunnit0nmyway_2) October 31, 2016
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— PigHoward (@Hunnit0nmyway_2) October 31, 2016
Former DB D’Andre Payne — now at Iowa State — was a signee under head coach Butch Jones in 2014 during his first full recruiting class. He had this to say about Hurd:
https://twitter.com/realdpayne/status/793133745486299136
On the other side of the proverbial coin, current UT defender Todd Kelly Jr. centered his thoughts on unity and togetherness:
Together
Everybody
Achieves
More— Todd Kelly Jr. (TK) (@ToddKellyJr) October 31, 2016
Lastly, sophomore RB John Kelly II — the expected starter with Hurd gone and Alvin Kamara injured — offered this message:
The thief's theme – play me at night, they won't act right. pic.twitter.com/yPX2yDtx49
— Jøhn Kelly ll (JK) (@JKShuttlesworth) October 31, 2016
