A report by Trey Wallace and Oliver Connolly at The Read Optional has unearthed what appears to be incredibly damning knowledge by the Tennessee staff that it played someone with a concussion. If even half of the report is true, then embattled Butch Jones may be leaving town before another down is played.
And it won’t cost Tennessee a penny.
Communications received by The Read Optional show that Tennessee’s staff knowingly played a player with a concussion. Brett Kendrick, the team’s starting right tackle, played at least two quarters of Saturday’s loss against Kentucky with a concussion, per a source with knowledge of the situation.