Another fight in practice between Tennessee players confirmed by Knoxville radio host

There have been a lot of rumors circulating around the Tennessee message boards lately.

It’s safe to say Knoxville, Tenn., has been a drama-filled place the last few weeks, mainly because of the current state of the Tennessee football program.

Rumors are one thing, but on Friday, a Knoxville radio host confirmed what had been circulating throughout the day — another locker room issue at UT.

This time, it was a fight between offensive lineman Trey Smith and defensive end Darrell Taylor during an individual drill at Thursday’s practice.

And it was apparently an ugly one:

Source: UT DE Darrell Taylor kicked OL Trey Smith’s face at
practice during 1 minute drill Thursday, leading to Smith needing stitches.

— Jimmy Hyams (@JimmyHyams) October 6, 2017

Source: Smith blocked Taylor to the ground and Smith lost his helmet. They wrestled. Taylor then kicked at Smith and hit him in the face.

— Jimmy Hyams (@JimmyHyams) October 6, 2017

Taylor did apologize to Smith, who won’t miss any games. UT is not expected to appeal Taylor missing first half of next game, per source

— Jimmy Hyams (@JimmyHyams) October 6, 2017

This news comes just over a week after head coach Butch Jones went on a verbal tirade to the Knoxville media over a question about a fight in the locker room between defensive tackle Shy Tuttle and defensive back Nigel Warrior.